thirsty
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- parched, arid, dehydrated, dry
- eager, avid, craving, desirous, greedy, hungry, itching, longing, yearning

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Antonyms: sated, satiated
Related Idioms: hungry for, itching for, wild for
Related Words: juiceless, parched, sapless

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

thirst‧y /ˈθɜːsti $ ˈθɜːr-/ adjective (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest)
[Word Family: noun: thirst; adverb: thirstily; adjective: thirsty]

1. feeling that you want or need a drink ⇒ thirst, hungry:
Can I have a glass of water? I’m really thirsty.
He’d been working in the garden and was very hot and thirsty.
All this digging is thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink).

2. literary having a strong desire for something
thirsty for
a generation thirsty for change

3. fields or plants that are thirsty need water
—thirstily adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲