Thirstiest

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thirsty \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.
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              Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
              am thirsty.                           --Judges iv.
                                                    19.
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     2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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              A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
                                                    lxiii. 1.
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              When in the sultry glebe I faint,
              Or on the thirsty mountain pant.      --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thirsty
       adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
       2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the
          children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
       3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for
          knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
          informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
       4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty
          towels"
       [also: {thirstiest}, {thirstier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thirstiest
       See {thirsty}