thirsty

adjective

ˈthər-stē

thirstier; thirstiest

Synonyms of thirsty next

: feeling thirst

hungry and thirsty

: deficient in moisture : parched

thirsty land/soil

: highly absorbent

thirsty towels

: causing thirst

thirsty work

: having a strong desire for something : avid

thirsty for knowledge

informal : feeling or showing a strong desire for attention, approval, or publicity (as on social media)

… the brands did what was inevitable: They began to tweet about the question, hoping to grab some of that attention for their own. For a thirsty brand, the only thing better than April Fools' Day is a hugely viral meme.—

Abby Ohlheiser

thirstiness

ˈthər-stē-nəs

noun

Examples of thirsty in a Sentence

The salty food was making her thirsty. struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate

Recent Examples on the Web Temperatures were in the high 90s, so my nursing toddler was frequently thirsty. —

Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Nov. 2023 These genius self-watering bulbs automatically know when to water thirsty plants, making keeping indoor plants alive easy for green thumbs and novices alike. —

Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023 Parker and Hamilton are hitting the road on a national tour, and D.C. is apparently thirsty for their special brand of celeb gossip — the show has moved from the Miracle Theatre to the larger Howard Theatre. 8 p.m. $35. —

Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023 And while the bottled-water business doesn’t use nearly as much groundwater as the nation’s thirstiest industries, like agriculture, the pressure on bottlers is building as awareness grows of the stress that intensive pumping can place on local water supplies. —

Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023 Doctors in the United Kingdom and Australia promote a type 1 diabetes awareness campaign called the 4 T’s, Dr. Mucci says: toilet, thirsty, tired, thinner. —

Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Nov. 2023 Obviously, the comments are more thirsty than helpful. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2023 But in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, and especially Texas, there are some very thirsty angels. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023 Between 1950 and 2020, Arizona’s population alone grew from about 750,000 to more than 7 million, bringing booming cities and thirsty industries. —

Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English thirsti, thursty, þristi, going back to Old English þurstig, þyrstig, from þurst thirst entry 1 + -ig -y entry 1 (with parallel formations in Middle Dutch dorstich, Old High German durstac, tursteg)