thirstily
1
1.8
- adverb
- /ˈθɜrstəˌli/
:
con avidez
- After finishing the long hike, she sat down and drank her water thirstily.
- drank thirstily
Examples
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She drank thirstily, filled her cup again, then looked for something to eat.
Fiction book (1998) -
He gulped it thirstily and sat watching her fix breakfast.
Fiction book (2002) -
"What money?" He turned and picked up the bottle of brandy and drank thirstily from it.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Why did you leave?" he asked, as Commarin drank thirstily.
Fiction book (1997) -
He drank thirstily from his pale ale.
Fiction book (1997) -
He takes a bottle of beer from the fridge, pries its cap off, and drinks thirstily.
Fiction book (1990) -
And so, singers, please grab a tankard for the toast!" The crowd converged thirstily on the bar, each grabbing a tankard.
Fiction book (1992) -
He lugs a large pot of water outside, and Booboo slurps thirstily while the three of them gather at the picnic table.
Fiction book (2000) -
He tossed the saddle aside, slipped the bridle off over the gelding's head, and watched for a moment or two as the animal made its way down the bank to drink thirstily from the creek.
Fiction book (2000) -
The dog lapped up the fresh water thirstily after playing in the heat.
Synonyms
7
2.7
Wanting a lot in a very selfish way, often food or money
5
5.9
With strong hunger for food or learning
3
6.7
In a very hungry and eager way, like when you eat very fast
In a way that makes someone eat or drink too much
How Eagerly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thirstily comes from the old English word thirst, which means 'a strong desire for drink', and the endings -y ('full of') and -ly ('in a ... way') turn it into 'in a thirsty way'. So, it describes doing something as if very thirsty.