thirstier
- 1Comparative of thirsty.
The long hike left them far thirstier than they had expected.
Salty snacks always make me thirstier within minutes.
Note
Spelling does the work here: the y of thirsty turns to i before -er, the usual pattern for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y. The comparative carries every sense of the base word: the plain need for water, the euphemistic craving for alcohol, the figurative longing for something immaterial, the slang desire for sex. The figurative uses usually take for (thirstier for recognition), so context tells the reader which thirst is meant.
thirstier is a form of thirsty
thirsty, adjective: Feeling a need to drink water or another liquid that can relieve that need. Full entry
- Forms
- thirstythirstier comparativethirstiest superlative
- Spelling
- thirsty → thirstier: change y to i, add -er
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