Thirst"y (?), a. [Compar. Thirstier (?); superl. Thirstiest.] [AS. urstig. See Thirst, n.]
1.
Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I 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.
© Webster 1913.