thirstinessn.
/ˈθəːstɪnɪs/ The quality or condition of being thirsty; thirst.
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dry1377
drought1393
thirstingc1500
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thirstiness1583
thirst-longing?1617
droughtiness1720
a spark in one's throat1721
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie clxvii. 1035 There is no man but he is vexed with diuerse chaunges and sortes of thirstinesse.
1619 R. Harris Drunkards Cup 3 It..causes a dropsie and..thirstinesse.
1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xv. 87 That Thirstinesse in me after the Common good.
1872 Daily News 15 July Streams of sightseers, whose curiosity is accompanied by a general thirstiness.
1897 Daily News 19 July 3/1 The terrible and undoubted thirstiness of the season.
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