THIRST'Y, adjective [from thirst.] Feeling a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink. Give me a little water, for I am thirsty Judges 4:19. I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink. Matthew 25:35. 1. Very dry; having no moisture; parched. The thirsty land shall become springs of water. Isaiah 35:7. 2. Having a vehement desire of any thing; as in blood-thirsty. Isaiah 44:1.
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