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watery

[waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh-]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or connected with water.

    watery Neptune.

  2. full of or abounding in water, as soil or a region; soggy; boggy.

  3. containing much or too much water.

    a watery paste; a watery batter.

    Synonyms: , ,
  4. soft, soggy, tasteless, etc., due to excessive water or overcooking.

    watery vegetables; a watery stew.

  5. tearful.

  6. of the nature of water.

    watery vapor.

  7. resembling water in appearance or color.

    eyes of a watery blue.

  8. resembling water in fluidity and absence of viscosity.

    a watery fluid.

  9. of poor or weak quality; thin, washy, or vapid.

    watery prose.

  10. consisting of water.

    a watery grave.

  11. discharging, filled with, or secreting a waterlike morbid substance.



watery

/ ˈɔːəɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to, consisting of, containing, or resembling water

  2. discharging or secreting water or a water-like fluid

    a watery wound

  3. tearful; weepy

  4. insipid, thin, or weak

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • waterily adverb
  • wateriness noun
  • unwatery adjective
  • ˈɲٱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of watery1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English æٱ. See water, -y 1
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Just this week, a self-proclaimed zucchini hater sought out recipes that mask zucchini’s “unappealing” texture and “watery” taste.

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They placed a grid on a virtual surface and then ran models of a watery Martian climate to see how it evolved over time.

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Dr Sean Roe, a senior lecturer at Queens University Belfast's medical school, said farmers often dismissed the initial signs of a respiratory issues, which include sniffing, coughing or watery eyes.

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But the darkness of the tale helps us see the shimmering beauty of the universe that keeps Pi from succumbing to a watery grave.

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Symptoms of measles include a high fever above 101 degrees, cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a rash, which usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.

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