Thĭrst'y, a.
a. [compar. THIRSTIER; superl. THIRSTIEST.] [From thirst; A-S. thirsteg, thirstig, Icel. thrystagr, Sw. & Dan. törstig, O. Fries. dorstig, torstig, D. dorstig, L. Ger. dörstig, O. H. Ger. durstac, dursteg, N. H. Ger. durstig, dürstig.]
Sense 1. Feeling a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; suffering from thirst.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink. for I am thirsty. Judg. iv. 19.
Sense 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1.
Sense 3. Having a vehement desire of any thing.