thirsty A2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈθɝs.ti/ UK /ˈθɜːs.ti/ See IPA manual Freq #3721 Meanings 1 adj Feeling the need to drink. After playing in the sun, the children were very thirsty. 2 adj Causing you to want to drink. Digging the garden is thirsty work. 3 adj Having a strong desire for something. The young scientist was thirsty for knowledge. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · having a strong desire for... athirst More adrydroughtydrouthydryparchedthirstfulunslaked ↔ Opposites nonthirstysatedsatiatedslakedunthirsty Word family Forms thirstierthirstiest Derived forms bloodthirstythungry Related forms cravingdrunkhungrythirst Etymology AI details From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig. thirsty Middle English þurstiġ Old English *þurstug Proto-West Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thirsty **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈθɝs.ti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθɜːs.ti/ **Frequency rank:** 3721 ## Meanings 1. Feeling the need to drink. 2. Causing you to want to drink. 3. Having a strong desire for something. ## Examples - After playing in the sun, the children were very thirsty. - Digging the garden is thirsty work. - The young scientist was thirsty for knowledge. ## Synonyms - adry - athirst - droughty - drouthy - dry - parched - thirstful - unslaked ## Antonyms - nonthirsty - sated - satiated - slaked - unthirsty ## Derived Forms - bloodthirsty - thungry ## Related Forms - craving - drunk - hungry - thirst ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thirsty - Root: þurstiġ - Root: *þurstug ## Etymology From Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig. ## AI Etymology Thirsty is from Middle English thirsty, from Old English þurstiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstug. Equivalent to thirst + -y. Cognate with Dutch dorstig, German durstig. In present-day use, it can mean feeling the need to drink, or causing you to want to drink. Derived formations include bloodthirsty, thungry. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown