THIRSTY

thirsty. Thirsty, a. suffering the want of drink, very eager

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Thirst″y (?), a. [Compar. Thirstier (?); superl. Thirstiest.] [[AS. �urstig. See Thirst, n.]] 1. 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judges iv. 19. 2. 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison.