Watery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy: watery soil.
  • adj. Containing too much water; diluted: watery soup.
  • adj. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid: watery sunshine.
  • adj. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid: watery prose.
  • adj. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
  • adj. Accompanied by tears; tearful: a watery good-bye.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. wet, soggy or soaked with water
  • adj. diluted or having too much water
  • adj. thin and pale therefore suggestive of water
  • adj. weak and insipid
  • adj. discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
  • adj. tearful
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
  • adj. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.
  • adj. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid.
  • adj. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Abounding in, moist with, or containing water; discharging water; wet; dripping; watered; specifically, of the eyes, tearful or running.
  • Consisting of water.
  • Resembling water; suggestive of water.
  • Hence— Weak; vapid; insipid.
  • Liquid; soft, and more or less transparent; pale.
  • Insipid and soft or flabby, as a fish or its flesh.
  • Pertaining to, connected with, or affecting water: specifically used of the moon, as governing the tide.
  • Watering in desire, as the mouth; eager.
  • In heraldry:
  • Bounded by, or ornamented by, wavy lines: a rare epithet used in blazoning fanciful modern bearings.
  • Same as undé.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. filled with water
  • adj. relating to or resembling or consisting of water
  • adj. overly diluted; thin and insipid
  • adj. wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
  • Equivalent
    wet    liquid    diluted    dilute   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wet    tasteless    insipid    vapid    spiritless    waterish    aqueous    liquid    wheyish    washy   
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    murky    icy    muddy    silvery    milky    dim    glassy    fiery    oily    golden