Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy.
- adjective Containing too much water; diluted.
- adjective Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid.
- adjective Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid.
- adjective Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
- adjective Accompanied by tears; tearful.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
- adjective Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.
- adjective Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid.
- adjective Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
wet ,soggy orsoaked withwater - adjective
diluted or having too much water - adjective of light
thin andpale thereforesuggestive of water - adjective
weak andinsipid - adjective
discharging water or similarsubstance as a result ofdisease etc. - adjective
tearful
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective filled with water
- adjective relating to or resembling or consisting of water
- adjective overly diluted; thin and insipid
- adjective wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
Etymologies
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Examples
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If, in addition to the above symptoms, he pass a large quantity of watery fluid from his bowels, the case becomes one of _watery gripes_, and requires the immediate attention of a doctor.
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children Pye Henry Chavasse 1844
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The lake is watery from the rain of Saturday night, which has collected on the ice, lake above lake, as it were.
Rural Hours 1887
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Môt, which some call watery slime, and others putrescence of watery secretion.
History of Phoenicia George Rawlinson 1857
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Thus the particles, which form generated animal embryons, are prepared from dead organic matter by the chemico-animal processes of sanguification and of secretion; while those which form spontaneous microscopic animals or microscopic vegetables are prepared by chemical dissolutions and new combinations of organic matter in watery fluids with sufficient warmth.
Note I 1803
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When if I go down in there again, what we’re mostly talking about is what they call a watery grave?
Drowned Hopes Westlake, Donald E. 1990
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a thin watery green soup and now and again sweet potato tops, a bit of cabbage or other “unknown” vegetables.
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a thin watery green soup and now and again sweet potato tops, a bit of cabbage or other “unknown” vegetables.
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There seems to be a trend right now, for fragrances that I will call watery-woody or watery-woody-floral.
Archive 2008-09-01 Marina Geigert 2008
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There seems to be a trend right now, for fragrances that I will call watery-woody or watery-woody-floral.
Perfume Review: Cartier Roadster Marina Geigert 2008
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We've saved him from what the old folks at home calls a watery grave, and now it's his turn to do a bit of something to save us. "
Fitz the Filibuster George Manville Fenn 1870
ruzuzu commented on the word watery
"In heraldry:
Bounded by, or ornamented by, wavy lines: a rare epithet used in blazoning fanciful modern bearings.
Same as undé."
--CD&C
May 1, 2012