thirsty
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Sense 1
- adjective
- A2
Needing to drink because your mouth and throat feel dry.
The children came back from the playground hot and thirsty.
Salty food always makes me thirsty in the middle of the night.
If you get thirsty on the walk, my bottle is full.
He was so thirsty after the match that his hands shook.
Common collocations: very thirsty · get thirsty · feel thirsty · make somebody thirsty · thirsty work
Part of: Drinks, Illnesses and symptoms
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- C1
Wanting something so much that you keep looking for it, such as power, knowledge or winning.
She was thirsty for knowledge and read everything the library had.
The team came back thirsty for revenge after last season's defeat.
Young lawyers thirsty for success often work sixty hours a week.
Common collocations: thirsty for knowledge · thirsty for power · thirsty for revenge · thirsty for success
Part of: Attitudes and opinions
Forms
- comparative
- thirstier
- superlative
- thirstiest