thirsty

Needing or wanting something to drink.

• I am thirsty.
• The children were thirsty after their walk.
• Are you still thirsty?

Common phrases: feel thirsty, very thirsty, thirsty children

Strongly wanting something such as knowledge, success, or power.

• She is thirsty for knowledge.
• The young explorers were thirsty for adventure.
• He remained thirsty for revenge for years.

How to use it: thirsty for something (The new students are thirsty for knowledge.)

Similar words: eager, hungry

Common phrases: thirsty for knowledge, thirsty for power

Wanting an alcoholic drink, sometimes because your body has become used to alcohol.

• Anyone thirsty for a beer?
• The thirsty drinkers gathered outside the pub.
• After a day without alcohol, he felt painfully thirsty.

Common phrases: thirsty drinkers, feeling thirsty