1. Needing moisture
   "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
    
2. Feeling a need or desire to drink
   "after playing hard the children were thirsty"
    
3. (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
   "thirsty for information";
   - athirst [archaic], hungry
    
4. Able to take in large quantities of moisture
   "thirsty towels"
    
5. [informal] Overly eager for attention, often in a romantic or sexual context
   "He's been acting so thirsty on social media lately"

Derived forms: thirstiest, thirstier

See also: absorbent, absorptive, desirous, dry, wishful

Antonym: hungry

Encyclopedia: Thirsty