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Parched vs Thirsty - What's the difference?

parched | thirsty |

As adjectives the difference between parched and thirsty

is that parched is dry while thirsty is needing to drink.

As a verb parched

is past tense of parch.

parched

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Dry.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=8 citation , passage=I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness. In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched . I dared not ask the fatal question, but I was known, and the officer guessed the cause of my visit.}}
  • Thirsty.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (parch)

    • thirsty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Needing to drink.
    • After all that work I am really thirsty .
  • Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
  • *
  • *
  • Craving something.
    • I am thirsty for knowledge.
    After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.

    Related terms

    * thirst

    Derived terms

    * bloodthirsty

    See also

    * hungry * I am thirsty