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

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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

The plants are watered eight times a day, with specially treated water, and the blueberries are kept in refrigerators soon after they are harvested to maintain freshness.

From BBC

Brought aboard the Avontuur, the exhausted migrants are fed, watered and given medical attention.

From BBC