Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thirsty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl.
{Thirstiest}.] [AS. [thorn]urstig. See {Thirst}, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty
mountain pant. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the
children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for
knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty
towels"
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