About The Word Thirsty
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Thirsty
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What's The Definition Of Thirsty?
[adj] able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"
[adj] feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [adj] needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky" Synonyms | Synonyms for Thirsty: absorbent | absorptive | dry Related Terms | Find terms related to Thirsty: See Also | Thirsty In Webster's Dictionary \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl.
{Thirstiest}.] [AS. [thorn]urstig. See {Thirst}, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty
mountain pant. --Addison.
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