Thirsty definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THIRST'Y, a. [from thirst ... of drink. Give me a little water, for I am thirsty. Judges 4. I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. Matthew 25. 1. Very dry; having no moisture; parched. The thirsty land shall become springs of water. Isaiah 35. 2. Having a vehement desire of any thing; as in blood-thirsty. Isa 44:65. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky" 2: feeling a need ...
... Dictionary ATHIRST', a. athrust'. [a and thirst. See Thirst.] 1. Thirsty; wanting drink. 2. Having a keen appetite or desire. He ... by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: athirst, hungry, thirsty] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ... thirst — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. archaic thirsty 2. having a strong eager desire < I that for ever ... 1 (usu. foll. by for) eager (athirst for knowledge). 2 thirsty. Etymology: OE ofthyrst for ofthyrsted past part. of ofthyrstan be thirsty Webster's 1913 Dictionary Athirst A*thirst", a. [OE. ...
Thirstier definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thirsty Thirst"y, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl. Thirstiest.] [AS. [thorn]urstig ... pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. --Judges iv. 19. 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
Thirstiness definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary THIRST'INESS, n. [form thirsty.] The state of being thirsty; thirst. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a deficiency ... syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness] Merriam Webster's noun see thirsty Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thirstiness Thirst"i*ness, n. The state of being thirsty; thirst.
... s adjective Date: circa 1552 deprived of natural moisture; also thirsty Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 hot and dry; dried out with heat. 2 colloq. thirsty. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v ... that you are parched, you mean that you are very thirsty. (INFORMAL) ADJ: v-link ADJ International Standard Bible Encyclopedia parcht ... up, shrunk, shrunken, singed, sun-dried, sunbaked, sunburned, thin, thirsting, thirsty, wasted, wasted away, weazened, wind-dried, withered, wizen, wizen-faced ...
Thirstiest definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Thirsty Thirst"y, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl. Thirstiest.] [AS. [thorn]urstig ... pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. --Judges iv. 19. 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a thirsty manner; "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed ... s 1913 Dictionary Thirstily Thirst"i*ly, adv. In a thirsty manner. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see thirsty
... spunge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth. Wet the thirsty earth with falling showrs. 2. To moisten with drink. WordNet ... to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton. To wet one's whistle ... to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton. To wet one's whistle ...
... qualifying epithet; as, poor soul. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. --Prov ... Jer 31:25), `a loathing soul' (Le 26:11), `a thirsty soul' (Ps 42:2), `a grieved soul' (Job 30:25 ...
Adry definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ADRY', a. Thirsty, in want of drink. [This adjective always follows the noun ... a. [Pref. a- (for on) + dry.] In a dry or thirsty condition. ``A man that is adry.'' --Burton.
... by licking. The dogs by the river Nilus' side being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. And the ... something. The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty, lap hastily as they run along the shore. --Sir K ...
... Dictionary INTHIRST, v.t. inthurst'. [in and thirst.] To make thirsty. [Not used.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Inthirst In*thirst", v. t. To make thirsty. [Obs.]