Definition of thirsty
thirstier
;thirstiest
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Examples of thirsty in a Sentence
The salty food was making her thirsty.
struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate
Recent Examples of thirsty from the Web
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Searchers found the two girls on May 15 after their father turned up shoeless, cold, hungry and thirsty at a ranch near Eureka.
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Typically, June is cool enough that there’s no need to increase the irrigation for vegetables and other thirsty plants just yet.
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Called Quest – and all those who are hungry and thirsty have an epic amount of options through Outside Lands’ extensive concessions program.
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How thirsty: 20 miles per gallon in the city, 28 mpg on the highway and 23 overall, the EPA says.
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Basically, thirsty beasts would wade in, get stuck flypaper style, start bleating in dismay, and then gangs of local carnivores would rush over to rend them, and the entire rugby scrim would get stuck and die in the sun.
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First Known Use of thirsty
before 12th century
THIRSTY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of thirsty for English Language Learners
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: having an uncomfortable feeling because you need something to drink : feeling thirst
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: needing water
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: feeling a strong desire or need for something
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