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thirsty

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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.

thirsty
Adjective
[thirstier, thirstiest]
1. feeling a desire to drink
2. causing thirst: morris dancing is thirsty work
3. thirsty for feeling an eager desire for: thirsty for information
thirstily adv
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Adj.1.thirsty - needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
2.thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty"
hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
3.thirsty - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
4.thirsty - able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"
absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

thirsty
adjective 1. parched, dry, dehydrated
adjective 2. (with for) eager for, longing for, hungry for, dying for, yearning for, lusting for, craving for, thirsting for, burning for, hankering for, itching for, greedy for, desirous of, avid for, athirst for
Translations
Spanish thirsty [ˈθəːstɪ] adj [person] → sediento;
to be thirsty → tener sed

French thirsty [ˈθəːstɪ] thirst adjqui a soif, assoiffé(e); [work] → qui donne soif;
to be thirsty → avoir soif

German thirsty [ˈθəːstɪ] thirst adjdurstig;
to be thirsty thirst → Durst haben;
gardening is thirsty work thirst → Gartenarbeit macht durstig

Italian thirsty [ˈθəːstɪ] adj [person] → assetato/a, che ha sete;
to be thirsty → aver sete

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In ten minutes the masters slept; not so the servants ---hungry, and more thirsty than hungry.
The Grasshopper, who was thirsty, and pleased with the praise of her voice, eagerly flew up.
"I'm not hungry, Trent," he said, "but I am very thirsty, very thirsty indeed.
 
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