watery

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adjective

  1. of or like water
  2. containing or full of water; moist
  3. thin; diluted: watery tea
  4. tearful; weeping
  5. in or consisting of water: a watery grave
  6. weak; insipid
  7. soft or soggy
  8. full of, secreting, or giving off a morbid discharge resembling water

See watery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective wa·ter·i·er, wa·ter·i·est
  1. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy: watery soil.
  2. Containing too much water; diluted: watery soup.
  3. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid: watery sunshine.
  4. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid: watery prose.
  5. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
  6. Accompanied by tears; tearful: a watery good-bye.

Related Forms:

  • waˈter·i·ness noun

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