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sediento

thirsty

adjective seh-DYEHN-toh Rare
Body & Health Senses

Origin: Latin sitiens (thirsting), influenced by sed (thirst).

Also means

craving, yearning

Usage Note

Sediento is the adjective from sed (thirst) and can be literal (estaba sediento tras la carrera — he was thirsty after the race) or figurative (sediento de venganza — thirsting for revenge). Unlike con sed (feeling thirsty, a temporary state), sediento can describe an intense, sustained craving. The figurative use is especially common in literary and political language: sediento de poder (power-hungry).

Examples

"Los excursionistas llegaron sedientos a la fuente."

Natural Translation

The hikers arrived at the fountain parched.

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