thirsty

Pronunciation

• enPR: thûrst′ē, IPA^(key): /ˈθɜː(ɹ)st.i/

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  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)sti

Adjective

thirsty (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest)

1. Needing to drink.

   After all that work I am really thirsty.

2. Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:

     I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.

   • 2004, Charlotte Williamson, Vehicle maintenance for women, →ISBN:

     Invest in a water bottle: cycling can be thirsty work.

3. Craving something.

   I am thirsty for knowledge.

   After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.

4. (slang) desiring sex

See also

• hungry
• I am thirsty