adverb
- in a way that shows great desire for drink due to thirst
- in a way that shows intense desire or craving for something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- After the long hike, she drank the water thirstily.
- The dog lapped up the water thirstily from its bowl.
- He read the adventure novel thirstily, unable to put it down.
- The students listened thirstily to the guest speaker’s stories.
- She absorbed the compliments thirstily after months of criticism.
- The plants seemed to drink thirstily after the drought ended.