thirsty

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Desiring to drink.
2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields.
3. Craving something: thirsty for news.
4. Very absorbent: a thirsty sponge.

thirstily thirst'i·ly adv.
thirstiness thirst'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Needing or desiring drink: dry, parched. Archaic athirst. See dry/wet.
2. Having little or no precipitation: arid, droughty, dry, rainless. See dry/wet.
3. Intensely desirous or interested: agog, ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, eager, impatient, keen¹, solicitous, thirsting. Informal raring. Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing. See concern/unconcern.

adj

Definition: dry, desirous
Antonyms: moist, quenched, satisfied, wet

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IN BRIEF: Needing water; dry.

The spicy food made me thirsty.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tørstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
dorstig (makend), verlangend, dorstig, -zuchtig, zuchtig

Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) assoiffé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - durstig, (ugs.) durstig machend, -süchtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διψασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
assetato, avido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sedento (m)

Русский (Russian)
испытывающий жажду, томимый жаждой, жаждущий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sediento, ávido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - törstig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
口渴的, 干燥的, 渴望的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 口渴的, 乾燥的, 渴望的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 목마른, 술을 좋아하는, 목이 마르는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - のどの渇いた, 渇望している, 乾いた, どを渇かせる, のどが渇いた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعطش, تواق, ظاميء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צמא, מצמיא, תאב, עורג‬

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