Found 3 hits - Term: thirstiest, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
thirsty \thirst"y\, a. compar. thirstier; superl.
thirstiest. as. ?urstig. see thirst, n.
1. feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
1913 webster
give me, i pray thee, a little water to drink, for i
am thirsty. --judges iv.
19.
1913 webster
2. deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
1913 webster
a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --ps.
lxiii. 1.
1913 webster
when in the sultry glebe i faint,
or on the thirsty mountain pant. --addison.
1913 webster
see also:
thirstier thirstiest thirst
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the
children were thirsty" ant: hungry
3: usually followed by `for' extremely desirous; "athirst for
knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
informaton" syn: athirstp, hungryp, thirstyp
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty
towels"
also: thirstiest, thirstier
see also:
hungry athirstp hungryp thirstyp thirstiest thirstier
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
thirstiest
see thirsty
see also:
thirsty
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