thirsty

thirsty is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
2. noun. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
3. adjective. able to take in large quantities of moisture

   "thirsty towels"

4. adjective. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

   "athirst for knowledge"

   "hungry for recognition"

   Synonyms: athirst, hungry

5. adjective. feeling a need or desire to drink

   "after playing hard the children were thirsty"

6. adjective. needing moisture

   "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"

Synonyms

athirst, hungry

Common word forms

thirstier, thirstily, thirstiest

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