Watery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɔːtəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Watery is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of water.
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of water.
More Meanings
- Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
- Diluted or having too much water.
- (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
- Weak and insipid.
- Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
- Tearful.
- Containing many bodies of water.
Example Sentences
watery coffee
I took my cat to the vet because I was worried about his watery eyes.
The prop also gave a good watery sound to those early radio rainstorms.
European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
Word Forms
- waterier
- wateriest
- watry
Synonyms for watery
Depending on context, synonyms include aqueous, aquose, flowy, fluent, fluid, fluxive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include washy, wet, reeking, diluted, dilute, liquid.
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