Thirsty has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
needing moisture
"thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2
feeling a need or desire to drink
"after playing hard the children were thirsty"
3
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
"athirst for knowledge"
"hungry for recognition"
"thirsty for information"
4
able to take in large quantities of moisture
"thirsty towels"
5
Needing to drink.
"After running five miles in the heat, I was so thirsty that I drank a whole bottle of water immediately."
Example Sentences
"thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
adjective
"after playing hard the children were thirsty"
adjective
"athirst for knowledge"
adjective
"hungry for recognition"
adjective
"thirsty for information"
adjective
"thirsty towels"
adjective
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