watered

[waw-terd, wot-erd]

adjective

1. having rivers or streams.

   an amply watered area.

2. receiving rain or other precipitation.

3. sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water.

   a poorly watered garden.

4. having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking.

   watered silk.

5. (of stock) issued in excess of a company's true worth.

Other Word Forms

• unwatered adjective
• well-watered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of watered¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; water, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

There were no specifics on when Israeli troops would withdraw, and the reference to a Palestinian state had been watered down.

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There also was criticism on the right from Will Swaim of the California Policy Center — which said the bill that emerged was too watered down.

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After a job interview, Rory, then 28, was accepted for a job as a detention officer in Charing Cross custody suite, helping to make sure detainees were fed, watered, and kept safe.

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CCM has been around for decades, and yet it remains what it always was — watered down versions of sounds that were popular on the radio years ago.

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The law in its original form would have allowed self-driving cars to be ticketed for traffic violations, but it was watered down with amendments late in the legislative process.

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