THIRST'Y, a. [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. I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. Matt.25.1. Very dry; having no moisture; parched. The thirsty land shall become springs of water. Is.35.2. Having a vehement desire of any thing; as in blood-thirsty. Is.44. 65.