thirsty
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thirsty
- /ˈθɝs.ti/ US
- /ˈθɜːs.ti/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sti
Where it comes from
From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig.
adjective thirstier · thirstiest · thursty
- Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water. After all that work in the hot sun, I am really thirsty.
- Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal. After all that work on a stupidly maintained spreadsheet, I am really thirsty.
- Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink. Marching is thirsty work.
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Craving something immaterial.
thirsty for knowledge
Similar: athirst
- Craving or desiring sex. This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for him.
Similar: adry, athirst, drouthy, droughty, dry, parched, thirstful, thirsty, unslaked · Opposite: nonthirsty, unthirsty, sated, satiated, slaked
noun thirsties · thursty
- One who is thirsty (for a drink, sex, alcohol, etc.). The most interesting thing to the "chicken fanciers"—and the thirsty also—was an ice cream parlor in Morrison. Before we left […] the town ran short on all brands of beer (near, Root, etc.), and the thirsties of the crowd were reduced to the tamer pastime of eating oranges and cracking peanuts.
- Thirst. There is a thirsty that is not for the belly. There is a thirsty for land that belong to we."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: athirst, hungry, absorptive, absorbent, desirous, dry, parched, dehydration, hunger, appetite, fill, drink, touch, greed, drinking, eagerness
Translations
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adj needing to drink
| Español | sediento, tener sed, sitibundo, sediente (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목마르다 mongmareuda, 갈증나다 galjeungnada |
| 日本語 | 喉が渇いた nodo ga kawaita |
| 中文 | 渴 kě, 口渴 kǒukě |
| हिन्दी | प्यासा pyāsā, तिश्ना tiśnā |
| Português | sequioso, sedento, com sede |
| Français | avoir soif, assoiffé |
| Deutsch | durstig |
| Italiano | assetato, avere sete |
| Ελληνικά | διψασμένος dipsasménos |
| Română | setos, însetat, i fi sete |
| Русский | жа́ждущий žážduščij, томи́мый жа́ждой tomímyj žáždoj, хоте́ть пить xotétʹ pitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | khát |
| العربية | عَطْشَان ʕaṭšān, ظَمْآن ẓamʔān |
| עברית | צָמֵא tsamé |
Talk about this word "thirsty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thirsty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thirsty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thirsty "thirsty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thirsty.Cite this
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title = {thirsty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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