thirsty
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- adjective
- /ˈθɜrsti/
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- Whenever you feel thirsty, drink water.
- get thirsty
- thirsty for a drink
- hungry and thirsty
I'm getting very, very thirsty and hot and thirsty.
- I'm getting very, very thirsty and hot and thirsty.
- Well, the people in Flint, MI are still thirsty for clean, safe drinking water.
- But really, just drink when you're thirsty and don't overthink it.
- Do you think you get water when you're thirsty and food when you're hungry?
- Whenever you feel thirsty, drink water.
- And one night I wake up midnight, was thirsty, went to get a glass of water.
- Are you feeling tired, thirsty, hungry?
- And when you're that thirsty, water becomes God and it's all you want.
- Food, sex, warmth, water when you're thirsty.
- Are you caught or cold, hungry or you're thirsty, tired, sick?
Examples
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Are you feeling tired, thirsty, hungry?
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The day was hot and I was thirsty, though, so I followed Dougal's example.
Fiction book (1991) -
I started to get very thirsty.
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Are you still thirsty, mate?
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I am suddenly so thirsty, and my head is pounding.
Academic text (2010) -
Tears formed in his eyes at the memory of how thirsty he'd been.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, the people in Flint, MI are still thirsty for clean, safe drinking water.
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The young man was thirsty, so he went to the drugstore and ordered a Coke.
Fiction book (1992) -
I was too hot and thirsty by the time we pushed into his small, redwood-fenced backyard.
Fiction book (1990) -
After jogging on a hot day, I felt very thirsty and reached for my water bottle.
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Etymology
Thirsty comes from the old English root thirst, which means 'a need to drink'. So to be thirsty today still means your body wants water.