thirsty
18
3.8
- adjective
- /ˈθɜrsti/
- Slang
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- I keep thinking about how resilient young learners are and how thirsty they are for knowledge and growth.
- thirsty for knowledge
What is going on that she's that thirsty all the time?
- What is going on that she's that thirsty all the time?
- As always, thanks for watching and stay thirsty my friends for knowledge.
- You underestimate how thirsty Internet nerds are.
- We hear about the hungriest, thirstiest, most attention seeking people by definition, right.
- And that also made me so thirsty to have that, like just that, have that thing, you know?
- So to you they're annoying, they're thirsty, whatever.
- But I know that with that, there's the concern of coming off, as some may say, thirsty looking desperate.
- If you really like someone, don't be thirsty.
- I'm, I'm really, really, really optimistic about what I found when I talk to people, I find that people are thirsty for this information.
- And to some people I've gotten before like, Oh my gosh, she's so thirsty.
- Therefore justice gets sick, courage gets hungry and mercy gets thirsty.
Examples
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Emotionally weakened by my incessant self-criticism, I was thirsty for validation.
Academic text (1997) -
And this stuff matters so much because a young child's brain is, is so thirsty for all the information of the world.
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As always, thanks for watching and stay thirsty my friends for knowledge.
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I mean, I think that there is a public that is thirsty for this.
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Or are you thirsty for more?
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But I guess I take for granted that everyone is as thirsty for information as I am!
Blog text (25) -
Students who want to learn are thirsty for knowledge and the skills needed to survive and thrive.
Blog text (5) -
Is a wasteland any place for children thirsty for knowledge, eager to learn, and capable of processing vast amounts of information?
Academic text (1992) -
To paraphrase Robert Conquest, Hobsbawm's was a mind "thirsty for certainties," both "scientific and exhaustive."
Blog text (18) -
Many students are thirsty for knowledge and eager to learn new subjects.
Synonyms
447
1.0
Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest
164
1.8
Wanting something very much, often success or praise
39
7.5
Always wanting more and never feeling satisfied
19
7.5
Having a very large hunger for food or learning
Very eager to have or learn something
Antonyms
Idioms
How Eager
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thirsty began with the simple idea of wanting a drink, from the root thirst, and people later used it for strong wants too. So if someone is thirsty for success or knowledge, they have a strong desire, just like needing a drink.