thirsty

[thur-stee]

adjective

thirstier, thirstiest 

1. feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.

2. needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid.

   the thirsty soil.

3. eagerly desirous; eager.

   thirsty for news.

4. causing thirst.

   Digging is thirsty work.

5. Slang.

   1. eager for attention or approval.

      thirsty celebrities.

   2. desperate for affection, sex, or sexual attention.

thirsty

/ ˈθɜːstɪ /

adjective

1. feeling a desire to drink

2. dry; arid

   the thirsty soil

3. (foll by for) feeling an eager desire

   thirsty for information

4. causing thirst

   thirsty work

Other Word Forms

• thirstily adverb
• thirstiness noun
• nonthirsty adjective
• unthirsty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thirsty¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita “thirsty,” from the Proto-Indo-European root ters-, tṛs- “dry,” from which Latin terra (from unattested tersa ) “(dry) land” derives

Example Sentences

Some use water evaporation to dissipate the heat, which works well but is thirsty.

From BBC

“In a city like this, everyone is thirsty for community or feeling like a part of some group,” Russell says.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our bodies are set up to do things just right - we eat when we are hungry, we breathe when we need to breathe, and we drink when we are thirsty."

From BBC

"Minutes after the children and thirsty people of the camp gathered, the warplanes bombed those children and the water distribution point, without prior notice."

From BBC

And it's loud, thirsty, and sometimes hard to live next to.

From BBC

Related Words

• anxious 
• dehydrated www.thesaurus.com
• eager 
• greedy 
• hungry 
• impatient 
• inclined 
• keen 
• parched