thirstily
Like someone dehydrated
Thirstily describes doing something in a manner suggesting thirst—either literal thirst for liquid or figurative thirst for something desired.
Someone who drinks thirstily gulps water eagerly after exertion.
The word extends readily to other kinds of craving: She thirstily consumed every detail of the scandal.
The figurative sense often carries connotations of excessive or undignified eagerness.
With keen enthusiasm
- hungrilyWith strong appetite
- greedilyWith excessive wanting
- avidlyWith intense enthusiasm
- voraciouslyWith extreme hunger
enthusiastically · keenly · impatiently · ardently · fervently · ravenously · zealously · longingly
With pensive longing
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- longinglyWith intense desire
- achinglyWith painful intensity
- covetouslyWith greedy desire
wishfully · nostalgically · desirously · enviously · lustfully · hungrily · needily · desperately
Swallowing hastily, noisily
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- swiggingDrinking in large mouthfuls
- chuggingDrinking rapidly, continuously
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
slurping · quaffing · swallowing · gasping · desperately · dryly · hoarsely · dehydrated
eagerly
With keen enthusiasm
voraciously · enthusiastically · keenly · impatiently · ardently · fervently · ravenously · zealously · longingly · desperately
wistfully
With pensive longing
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- longinglyWith intense desire
- achinglyWith painful intensity
covetously · wishfully · nostalgically · desirously · enviously · lustfully · hungrily · needily · desperately · forlornly
gulping
Swallowing hastily, noisily
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- swiggingDrinking in large mouthfuls
- chuggingDrinking rapidly, continuously
draining · slurping · quaffing · swallowing · gasping · desperately · dryly · hoarsely · dehydrated · parched
thirstilyindifferently
Without preference or concern
disinterestedly · apathetically · reluctantly · unwillingly · halfheartedly