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WATERY

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• WATERY (adjective)
The adjective WATERY has 4 senses:

1. filled with water
2. wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
3. relating to or resembling or consisting of water
4. overly diluted; thin and insipid

Familiarity information: WATERY used as an adjective is uncommon.

• WATERY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Filled with water

Context example:

watery soil

Similar:

wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears

Synonyms:

reeking; dripping; watery

Context example:

wiped his reeking neck

Similar:

wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Relating to or resembling or consisting of water

Context examples:

a watery substance / a watery color

Similar:

liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

Overly diluted; thin and insipid

Synonyms:

washy; weak; watery

Context examples:

washy coffee / watery milk / weak tea

Similar:

dilute; diluted (reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity)

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