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

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