thirsty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- thûrs′tē (General-American)
- /ˈθɜːs.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɝs.ti/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig.
Meanings
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Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
Diggle Station lies high up in the Pennine Chain, subject to extreme low temperatures. With this and heavy snowfall in the winter months, Diggle bids fair to compete with the Scottish lines under similar weather conditions, and the provision of unfrozen water in the higher ambient temperature of the tunnel must be a boon to harassed engine drivers whose thirsty steeds run short of water up the gruelling 1 in 125 seven-mile climb from Stalybridge.
1959 February 14, “Letters to the Editor: Diggle Water Troughs”, in Railway Magazine, page 135:Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’
1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 151:After all that work in the hot sun, I am really thirsty.
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(euphemistic) Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.
After all that work on a stupidly maintained spreadsheet, I am really thirsty.
Q: What's with John today? He seems off his game. A: He's pretty thirsty, I think.
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(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
Invest in a water bottle: cycling can be thirsty work.
2004, Charlotte Williamson, Vehicle maintenance for women, →ISBN:Marching is thirsty work.
I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.
1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula:
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(figuratively) Craving something immaterial.
After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.
thirsty for knowledge
thirsty for attention
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(figuratively, slang) Craving something immaterial. ▸ Craving or desiring sex.
Nin was reviled throughout her life and afterward for writing candidly about her desires — something few women are allowed to do without being branded an open wound — and was only recently divested of her status as one of the thirstiest women of the 20th century.
2017 April 4, Carina Chocano, “It’s Easy to Be Called ‘Thirsty’ on Social Media. What About on Capitol Hill?”, in The New York Times Magazine:The relentless thrill of “Do You Want to Come Over?” is not the only time Britney Spears’s new album Glory makes you feel like you’re being hit on via thirsty text message.
2016 August 26, Spencer Kornhaber, “Britney Spears Finds Grace in the Hook-Up on 'Glory'”, in The Atlantic:This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for him.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thirstier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| thursty | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| thirstiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
satiated · slaked · nonthirsty · sated · unthirsty
Deriveds
thirsty work · thirstiness · thungry · I'm thirsty · unthirsty · cumthirsty · bloodthirsty · thirstily · nonthirsty
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
hydropical · gasping · hydropic · dry as a dead dingo's donger
Relateds
I'm thirsty · hungry · thirst · drunk · spit feathers · thirst trap · craving · spit cotton
Synonyms
dry · adry · parched · horny · drouthy · thirsty · unslaked · athirst · athirst · athirst · thirstful · droughty
Translations (150)
sl žejen (needing to drink) · ru хоте́ть пить (needing to drink) · ro i fi sete (needing to drink) · non þyrstr (needing to drink) · de durstig (needing to drink) · it avere sete (needing to drink) · cmn 渴 (needing to drink) · kk сусаған (needing to drink) · ko 목마르다 (needing to drink) · hak 肚渴 (needing to drink) · ckb تینوو (needing to drink) · tk suwsan (needing to drink) · es tener sed (needing to drink) · enm athirst (needing to drink) · hu szomjas (needing to drink) · nl dorstig (needing to drink) · gl ter sede (needing to drink) · ca tenir set (needing to drink) · my ရေဆာ (needing to drink) · cy sychedig (needing to drink) · fi janoinen (needing to drink) · lv izslāpis (needing to drink) · scn assitatu (needing to drink) · ota صوسز (needing to drink) · or ଶୋଷିଲା (needing to drink) · lb duuschtereg (needing to drink) · sk smädný (needing to drink) · tl uhaw (needing to drink) · nn tørst (needing to drink) · el διψασμένος (needing to drink) · ja 喉が渇いた (needing to drink) · es sediento (needing to drink) · fr avoir soif (needing to drink) · hi प्यासा (needing to drink) · hak 嘴渴 (needing to drink) · az susuz (needing to drink) · bn তৃষ্ণার্ত (needing to drink) · unm katusëmwi (needing to drink) · be які́ хо́ча піць (needing to drink) · nb tørst (needing to drink) · mn ангасан (needing to drink) · txb yokaitse (needing to drink) · ay waña (needing to drink) · eo soifanta (needing to drink) · ca sedegós (needing to drink) · fa تشنه (needing to drink) · ug چاڭقىماق (needing to drink) · sh же́дан (needing to drink) · cu жѩдьнъ (needing to drink) · sv törstande (needing to drink) · he צָמֵא (needing to drink) · ca assedegat (needing to drink) · km ស្រេកទឹក (needing to drink) · is þyrstur (needing to drink) · enm thirsty (needing to drink) · grc δίψιος (needing to drink) · qu yarqa (needing to drink) · yi דאָרשטיק (needing to drink) · tt сусаган (needing to drink) · vi khát (needing to drink) · ru томи́мый жа́ждой (needing to drink) · it assetato (needing to drink) · ug ئۇسسىغان (needing to drink) · ay phara (needing to drink) · ka მოწყურებული (needing to drink) · sdc settiu (needing to drink) · mr तहानलेली (needing to drink) · id haus (needing to drink) · mi hiawai (needing to drink) · lt ištroškęs (needing to drink) · ar عَطْشَان (needing to drink) · my ရေငတ် (needing to drink) · kk шөлдеген (needing to drink) · ast sedientu (needing to drink) · mi matewai (needing to drink) · uz tashna (needing to drink) · ky чанкаган (needing to drink) · alt суузаҥкай (needing to drink) · mk жеден (needing to drink) · alt суузак (needing to drink) · tsg malanggang (needing to drink) · ca sedejant (needing to drink) · ru жа́ждущий (needing to drink) · sv törstig (needing to drink) · la siccus (needing to drink) · pt com sede (needing to drink) · bcl paha (needing to drink) · tk teşne (needing to drink) · th กระหาย (needing to drink) · mr तहानलेला (needing to drink) · bn পিয়াসী (needing to drink) · sh žédan (needing to drink) · yue 頸渴 /颈渴 (needing to drink) · es sitibundo (needing to drink) · yue 口渴 (needing to drink) · lo ຫິວນ້ຳ (needing to drink) · rm avair said (needing to drink) · pl spragniony (needing to drink) · sq etur (needing to drink) · bo ཁ་བསྐོམས (needing to drink) · ko 갈증나다 (needing to drink) · cs žíznivý (needing to drink) · ms dahaga (needing to drink) · za hozgan (needing to drink) · io durstoza (needing to drink) · ms haus (needing to drink) · la sitibundus (needing to drink) · ro însetat (needing to drink) · sdn sititu (needing to drink) · kmr tî (needing to drink) · nan-hbl 喙焦 (needing to drink) · arz عطشان (needing to drink) · ang þurstiġ (needing to drink) · cmn 口渴 (needing to drink) · tr susuz (needing to drink) · ang þyrstan (needing to drink) · mr तहानलेले (needing to drink) · ar ظَمْآن (needing to drink) · hi तिश्ना (needing to drink) · fr assoiffé (needing to drink) · sc assididu (needing to drink) · rup sitos (needing to drink) · acw عطشان (needing to drink) · tg ташна (needing to drink) · za hozhawq (needing to drink) · la sitiens (needing to drink) · ro setos (needing to drink) · lo ຢາກນ້ຳ (needing to drink) · or ତୃଷିତ (needing to drink) · sc sídiu (needing to drink) · uz chanqagan (needing to drink) · ba һыуһаған (needing to drink) · es sediente (disused) (needing to drink) · sc sídiu (needing to drink) · pdt darschtich (needing to drink) · pt sequioso (needing to drink) · ug ئۇسسىماق (needing to drink) · da tørstig (needing to drink) · oc assedat (needing to drink) · nah āmiqui (needing to drink) · bg жа́ден (needing to drink) · ky суусаган (needing to drink) · ga tartmhar (needing to drink) · ka მწყურვალი (needing to drink) · uk спра́глий (needing to drink) · alt суузаар (needing to drink) · kmr têhnî (needing to drink) · pt sedento (needing to drink) · ur پیاسا (needing to drink) · hy ծարավ (needing to drink)