thirstiest
- 1Superlative of thirsty.
By mile twenty, the runners were at their thirstiest.
The thirstiest crops in the region depend on heavy irrigation through the dry season.
Note
The -y of thirsty turns to i before the ending, the same spelling shift seen in happiest or driest. Most thirsty means the same and is the phrase this form condenses. The superlative carries every sense of the adjective, so context decides which is meant. The thirstiest crops need the most water. In slang, though, calling someone the thirstiest person in the room suggests a craving for sex, not a drink.
thirstiest is a form of thirsty
thirsty, adjective: Feeling a need to drink water or another liquid that can relieve that need. Full entry
- Spelling
- thirsty → thirstiest: change y to i, add -est
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