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wa⋅ter⋅y
[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. |
| 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. |
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Watery
Wa"ter*y\, a. [AS. w[ae]terig.]1. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water. "The watery god." --Dryden. "Fish within their watery residence." --Milton. 2. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful. 3. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as, watery humors. The oily and watery parts of the aliment. --Arbuthnot. 4. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
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Language Translation for : watery
Spanish:
acuoso; aguado,
German:
wässerig,
Japanese:
水っぽい
Main Entry: wa·tery
Pronunciation: 'wot-&-rE, 'wät-
Function: adjective
1 : consisting of or filled with water
2 : containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid watery solution> <watery stools>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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watery wa·ter·y (wô'tə-rē)
adj. wa·ter·i·er, wa·ter·i·est
- Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy.
- Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
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