thirstily

adverb

thirst·​i·​ly ˈthər-stə-lē 

: with or on account of thirst

Examples of thirstily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gulping down the rest of her beer, Marcela thirstily reached for the shot, but the glass was empty! — Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Last month, Microsoft even thirstily started injecting a poll into the download page of Chrome asking why people were downloading an alternative browser. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023

The pop star finally announced Canadian stops on her Eras tour, a month after Trudeau thirstily begged her to come to his country. — Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023

So Goodrow and the engineers began thirstily hunting for any tiny tweak that would bump watch time upward. — Clive Thompson, Wired, 18 Sep. 2020

Houses are staging shows in more intimate settings, like private garages (Ralph Lauren) or their own ateliers (Maison Margiela), while others thirstily live-stream every stitch. — Alexander Fury, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Oct. 2017

Ted Cruz, a principled conservative who would never condone violence against the media, thirstily made some vague, nonsensical allusions suggesting that CNN may have committed a crime. — Jay Willis, GQ, 5 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

thirsty + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above