thirsty
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1.3
- adjective
- /ˈθɜrsti/
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seco
- After weeks without water, the thirsty plants started wilting in the heat of the sun.
- thirsty land
I poured water on it till I got that thirsty soil softened up.
- I poured water on it till I got that thirsty soil softened up.
- So at this point where it's nice and dry and when it's thirsty, you put white wine and wine.
Examples
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The thirsty land desperately needs rain for the crops to survive.
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Water is critical in this agricultural system where growers produce a thirsty, tropical grain in a Mediterranean climate.
Academic text (2013) -
I got three thirsty animals over there.
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You are a thirsty plant.
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You know... ...this plant looks kind of thirsty.
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Every living thing is lifting its thirsty face.
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We are spending an awful lot on irrigating incredibly thirsty crops.
Blog text (4) -
I poured water on it till I got that thirsty soil softened up.
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"I know it's been hot for the past few days; the plants are thirsty now," the farmer mutters and reaches for a glass of iced tea.
Academic text (1996) -
Hundreds of nineteenth-century travelers succumbed to the heat and rattlesnakes along a thirsty stretch of land known as El Camino del Diablo on the southern Arizona border.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Not wet or without any liquid
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4.0
Very dry land or weather with little rain that cannot grow plants
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3.5
No longer holds water and is very dry, like a riverbed or plant
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4.7
Having very little water because of heat
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2.8
Completely dry because it has no water left
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3.4
A place with no water that is very dry like a desert
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3.4
Completely dry with no moisture
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1.0
Something that is no longer wet because its water has gone away
Not given water and so dry
A little not completely wet, often describing land or clothes
Antonyms
Idioms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thirsty comes from the same old root thirst, meaning 'a need to drink' or 'dryness'. That's why we call land or plants thirsty when they are very dry and need water.