thirsty

adjective
thûrs′tē

Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.

Example

“After all that work in the hot sun, I am really thirsty.”

Other meanings

Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.
“After all that work on a stupidly maintained spreadsheet, I am really thirsty.”
Craving something immaterial.

Related words

cumthirsty
nonthirsty
thirstily
thirstiness
unthirsty
bloodthirsty
I'm thirsty
thirsty work
thungry

Example sentences

“These chips are making me thirsty.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Never give water to a donkey, if he is not thirsty.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þurstiġ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “thirsty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.