Definition of "thirsty" []

• Desiring to drink. (adjective)
• Arid; parched: thirsty fields. (adjective)
• Craving something: thirsty for news. (adjective)
• Very absorbent: a thirsty sponge. (adjective)

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• "He felt a jealous chagrin as he watched them follow her into the church, an anger that she dared to trample upon him that way, a fierce desire to get away and quaff the cup of admiration at the hand of some of his own friends, or to quaff some cup, _any_ cup, for he was thirsty, thirsty, _thirsty_, and this was a dry and barren land."
• "And the second one: 'And I did as thou biddest, O master, whispering shrewd words in thirsty ears, and raising memories of the things that were of old time."
• "That white stuff that accumulates at the corner of your mouth when you are really thirsty is smarter than you will ever be."