watery
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or connected with water.
watery Neptune.
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full of or abounding in water, as soil or a region; soggy; boggy.
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containing much or too much water.
a watery paste; a watery batter.
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soft, soggy, tasteless, etc., due to excessive water or overcooking.
watery vegetables; a watery stew.
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of the nature of water.
watery vapor.
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resembling water in appearance or color.
eyes of a watery blue.
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resembling water in fluidity and absence of viscosity.
a watery fluid.
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of poor or weak quality; thin, washy, or vapid.
watery prose.
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consisting of water.
a watery grave.
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discharging, filled with, or secreting a waterlike morbid substance.
adjective
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relating to, consisting of, containing, or resembling water
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discharging or secreting water or a water-like fluid
a watery wound
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tearful; weepy
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insipid, thin, or weak
Other Word Forms
- unwatery adjective
- waterily adverb
- wateriness noun
Etymology
Origin of watery
before 1000; Middle English; Old English wæterig. See water, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Aunt Kitty, however, was the real sight for our watery eyes.
From Literature
I've always wanted to ask you this question: My Nespresso has been coming out kind of watery, and I'm wondering, is it like a pod issue, or do you think it might be the filter?
From BBC
"The watery layer on Titan is so thick, the pressure is so immense, that the physics of water changes. Water and ice behave in a different way than sea water here on Earth," Journaux said.
From Science Daily
Fighting it in the Pacific would involve a vast, watery battlespace speckled with jungle-swathed island chains—all within reach of those missiles.
Through my watery eyes I see Coach lean in close and take a better look.
From Literature
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