Thesaurus: thirsty

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1. n. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
2. n. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
3. adj. needing moisture
4. adj. feeling a need or desire to drink
5. adj. (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
6. adj. able to take in large quantities of moisture
7. 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.
8. j:100 s. needing moisture a. feeling a need or desire to drink s. able to take in large quantities of moisture