Transcription
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- [thur-stee]
- /ˈθɜr sti/
- /ˈθɜːsti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thur-stee]
- /ˈθɜr sti/
Definitions of thirsty word
- adjective thirsty feeling or having thirst; craving liquid. 1
- adjective thirsty needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil. 1
- adjective thirsty eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news. 1
- adjective thirsty causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work. 1
- adjective thirsty needing to drink 1
- adjective thirsty land: dry, parched 1
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Origin of thirsty
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita thirsty
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Parts of speech for Thirsty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thirsty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thirsty
adj thirsty
- absorbent — Absorbent material soaks up liquid easily.
- ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
adv thirsty
- actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- anticipatorily — of, showing, or expressing anticipation.
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- breathlessly — without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting: We were breathless after the steep climb.
- eagerly — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
noun thirsty
adjective thirsty
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- desiring — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- gasping — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
adverb thirsty
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- expectantly — In an expectant manner.
- zestfully — With zest or enthusiasm.
Antonyms for thirsty
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