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Thirstiness

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thirst·y  (thûrst)
adj. thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est
1. Desiring to drink.
2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields.
3. Craving something: thirsty for news.
4. Very absorbent: a thirsty sponge.
thirsti·ly adv.
thirsti·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Thirstinessthirstiness - a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
aridness, aridity
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
2.Thirstinessthirstiness - a physiological need to drink        
thirst
drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
dehydration - depletion of bodily fluids
polydipsia - excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction)
3.thirstiness - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
hunger, thirst, hungriness
desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"


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Even nowadays, though, the thirstiness of mankind is something supernatural.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
As I endeavored, during the brief minute of my original survey, to form some analysis of the meaning conveyed, there arose confusedly and paradoxically within my mind, the ideas of vast mental power, of caution, of penuriousness, of avarice, of coolness, of malice, of blood thirstiness, of triumph, of merriment, of excessive terror, of intense - of supreme despair.
The Man of the Crowd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
As I endeavored, during the brief minute of my original survey, to form some analysis of the meaning conveyed, there arose confusedly and paradoxically within my mind, the ideas of vast mental power, of caution, of penuriousness, of avarice, of coolness, of malice, of blood thirstiness, of triumph, of merriment, of excessive terror, of intense - of supreme despair.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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