thirstily
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3.8
- adverb
- /ˈθɜrstəˌli/
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con ansia
- The alcoholic's wife still thirstily awaits his acceptance.
Examples
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I wouldn't even know where to start with people who so thirstily swallow it.
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The children thirstily watched the ice cream truck as it approached the park.
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After the long hike, we thirstily drank from our water bottles.
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He thirstily listened to her every word, eager to learn more about her adventures.
Synonyms
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1.3
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement about something
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3.9
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
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4.9
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
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4.5
Showing a strong wish for something you cannot have now
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5.4
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
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5.9
With strong hunger for food or learning
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6.7
In a very hungry and eager way, like when you eat very fast
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4.7
With strong, healthy energy and enthusiasm
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7.7
In a way that always wants more and never gets enough
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6.9
In a way that shows a strong wish for something
In a way that shows a strong wish to do something now
With strong, lively energy, often loudly
Antonyms
How Eagerly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thirstily comes from the old English word thirst, which means 'a strong desire', and the endings -y ('full of') and -ly ('in a ... way') make it mean 'in a way full of desire'. So, it can describe doing something eagerly or with intense longing.