thirsty
pronunciation
How to pronounce thirsty in British English:
UK [ˈθɜːsti]
How to pronounce thirsty in American English:
US [ˈθɜːrsti]
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- Adjective:
- needing moisture
- feeling a need or desire to drink
- (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
- able to take in large quantities of moisture
Word Origin
- thirsty (adj.)
- Old English þurstig "thirsty, greedy;" see thirst (n.) + -y (2). Related: Thirstily; thirstiness. Similar formation in Old Frisian, Dutch dorstig, German durstig.
Example
- 1. If you 're thirsty , you 're already dehydrated .
- 2. Goldfarb 's advice : just drink when you 're thirsty .
- 3. A crisis is developing beneath china 's thirsty farms and cities , but no one knows its full extent .
- 4. In south asia , for example , climate change is likely to bring more water to a perennially thirsty region .
- 5. Unless mr watkins 's case for rationally administered aid is heard , poor , thirsty people will continue to turn to the " other private sector " , which is often the only provider they can rely on .