1 definition by iugipug
1.
feeling a need to drink.
"the Guides were hot and thirsty"
synonyms: longing for a drink, in need of a drink, dry, dehydrated; More
(of land or plants) in need of water; dry or parched.
"the earth was dry and thirsty"
synonyms: dry, arid, dried up/out, as dry as a bone, parched, baked, desiccated, waterless, moistureless; raredroughty
"the thirsty soil"
(of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water.
"a huge thirsty 5.3-litre engine"
informal
(of activity, weather, or a time) causing thirst.
"modelling is thirsty work"
2.
having or showing a strong desire for something.
"Joe was as thirsty for scandal as anyone else"
synonyms: eager, hungry, greedy, thirsting, consumed with desire, avid, craving, longing, yearning, lusting, burning, desirous, hankering, itching; informaldying
"his wife was thirsty for power"
feeling a need to drink.
"the Guides were hot and thirsty"
synonyms: longing for a drink, in need of a drink, dry, dehydrated; More
(of land or plants) in need of water; dry or parched.
"the earth was dry and thirsty"
synonyms: dry, arid, dried up/out, as dry as a bone, parched, baked, desiccated, waterless, moistureless; raredroughty
"the thirsty soil"
(of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water.
"a huge thirsty 5.3-litre engine"
informal
(of activity, weather, or a time) causing thirst.
"modelling is thirsty work"
2.
having or showing a strong desire for something.
"Joe was as thirsty for scandal as anyone else"
synonyms: eager, hungry, greedy, thirsting, consumed with desire, avid, craving, longing, yearning, lusting, burning, desirous, hankering, itching; informaldying
"his wife was thirsty for power"
by iugipug May 26, 2015