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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The photo paired the delicate, watery planet Earth with the harsh, huge curve of the Moon, separated by black space -- and recalled 1968's iconic "Earthrise" image.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Another region is rich in carbonate minerals, which often form in the presence of water and can provide clues about past watery environments.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Yogurt that was too sweet to begin with and has since gone watery, pooling at the bottom like regret.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Aside from the telltale rash, measles symptoms can include high fever, cough and red, watery eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
As I completed them, I began to notice that my heels of bread grew larger; my ration of watery soup contained a stringy piece of vegetable, or sometimes a hunk of rancid meat.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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