What is another word for thirstier?

Pronunciation: [θˈɜːstɪə] (IPA)

Thirstier is an adjective used to describe a person who experiences an overwhelming desire or need for something. Its synonyms are parched, dry, dehydrated, craving, yearning, hankering, longing, hungry, and eager. Parched suggests the intense need for water, while dry implies a lack of moisture in the body. Dehydrated is a medical term that describes a serious lack of fluids in the body, while craving describes a strong desire for something. Longing, hankering, and yearning are used when describing an intense desire for something. Finally, hungry and eager connote an earnest and keen desire for something.

Synonyms for Thirstier:

What are the hypernyms for Thirstier?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Thirstier

After this they strolled back to the brake, and found things being prepared for luncheon; the hampers were brought out and emptied, and the bottles of beer in great profusion made many a thirsty mouth thirstier.
"Liza of Lambeth"
W. Somerset Maugham
Her breath will be sipped by a thirstier throat!
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
The water-which we got at a spring in the deep grass, and drank out of a tin dipper, was deliciously cold, more refreshing than iced water, and didn't make you thirstier than ever again, in half a second.
"Lady-Betty-Across-the-Water"
Lowell, Orson

Famous quotes with Thirstier

  • Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
    Arthur Schopenhauer

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