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   watery

   /ˈwɔːt(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of, containing, or resembling water: "a watery fluid" Similar liquidfluidliquefiedtechnical:aqueoushydrouswetdampmoistsoddensoggysquelchysoftsaturatedwaterloggedmarshyboggyswampyfennymirymuddyoozyOpposite soliddry
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) full of tears: "as the smoke blew into her face, her eyes went red and watery" Similar tearfultearyweepingweepymoistrheumydewy-eyedformal:lachrymoseOpposite dry
   • ▪ thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water: "watery coffee" Similar thinrunnyweaksloppydilutedilutedwatered downthinned downadulteratedtastelessflavourlessinsipidblandinformal:wishy-washyOpposite thickconcentrated
   • ▪ pale or weak, as if diluted by water: "watery sunshine" Similar palewanthinfaintweakfeeblewashed outanaemiccolourlessinsipidinformal:wishy-washyOpposite bright

   Word Origin Old Englishwæterig (see water, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. wateriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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