watered
Americanadjective
-
having rivers or streams.
an amply watered area.
-
receiving rain or other precipitation.
-
sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water.
a poorly watered garden.
-
having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking.
watered silk.
-
(of stock) issued in excess of a company's true worth.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of watered
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at water, -ed 2, -ed 3
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“When you move that forward to a Phase 3 study with a much bigger group of patients, some of those signals that you see in Phase 2 can sometimes get watered down,” Olson noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
"How are survivors in Huddersfield supposed to have confidence that our experiences will not simply be absorbed into a much bigger national picture and effectively watered down?"
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lawmakers watered it down in 2023, but France has nonetheless made progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
During the brief return, Jose Luis watered the plants and grabbed his electric razor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
One Saturday, as I watered my gardenia bush, he showed up.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
