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thirsty meaning

EN[ˈθɜː(ɹ)st.i] [-ɜː(r)sti]
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    Definition of thirsty in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveCOMthirstierSUPthirstiest
    1. Needing to drink.
      1. After all that work I am really thirsty.
    2. Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
      1. I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.
    3. Craving something.
      1. I am thirsty for knowledge.
      2. After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • I was so thirsty that I got through three glasses of orange juice.
      • When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.
      • 1843, William Henry Leatham, Oliver Cromwell, a drama [in verse], p. 13: 'Tis thirsty work, this marching, fighting, ay.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adjectives
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    Meaning of thirsty for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "thirsty" is an adjective.
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