thirsty

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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 adry droughtydrouthydry parchedthirstfulunslaked

Opposites

nonthirstysated satiatedslakedunthirsty

Word family

Forms thirstierthirstiest

Derived forms bloodthirstythungry

Related forms craving drunk hungry thirst

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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