thirsty

[ thur-stee ]

adjective

, thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈthirstily, adverb
• ˈthirstiness, noun

Other Words From

• thirsti·ly adverb
• thirsti·ness noun
• non·thirsty adjective
• un·thirsty 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

“I am a Matthew chapter 25 kind of Christian - where Jesus said: ‘When I was hungry you fed me, when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink.’”

From BBC

It's not often that you get thirsty looking at Halloween costumes, but Pixie Lott mastered her look this year by dressing as a fashionable Aperol Spritz cocktail.

From BBC

"An angry sun, erratic skies, cyclones, floods of a cosmic size, thirsty land, falling trees - the perfect storm to spread disease," Ellyanne says in the film.

From BBC

Outside, a bowl of milk sat in the center of the market square, attracting a thirsty tabby.

From Salon

Yes, Augusztiny acknowledged, lawns have appeal, but not in his West Valley neighborhood where “concrete is the equivalent of a frying pan,” and sustaining thirsty turf in triple-digit heat is impossible.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anxious
• dehydrated
• eager
• greedy
• hungry
• impatient
• inclined
• keen
• parched