Definitions
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- adjective Of or relating to
water ;aquatic . - adjective Resembling water;
waterlike ;liquid ;watery .
Etymologies
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From Middle English waterli, from Old English wæterlīc ("aquatic"), equivalent to water + -ly.
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Examples
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I had a Vinterblot from Ølve, which was waterly and dull the smell was nice!
Weekend again magnio 2009
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Even with all that fat, the eggs turned out waterly and rather dry.
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The others had too much taste of hops, and/or were too waterly and pilsner like.
My last Windows meeting :-) ostraya 2005
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At the last moment the sun flames out gloriously; reddens all the heavens, and gilds a rippling road for me across the waterly world I must traverse.
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