watery

wa·ter·y  (wôt-r, wt-)

adj. wa·ter·i·er, wa·ter·i·est

1. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy: watery soil.

2. Containing too much water; diluted: watery soup.

3. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid: watery sunshine.

4. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid: watery prose.

5. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.

6. Accompanied by tears; tearful: a watery good-bye.

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water·i·ness n.

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watery

Adjective

1. of, like, or containing water: a watery discharge

2. (of eyes) filled with tears

3. insipid, thin, or weak: a watery sun had appeared

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	watery - filled with water; "watery soil" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
	2.	watery - wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" reeking wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
	3.	watery - relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color" liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
	4.	watery - overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" washy, weak dilute, diluted - reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"

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watery

adjective 1. pale, thin, weak, faint, feeble, washed-out, wan, colourless, anaemic, insipid, wishy-washy (informal)

adjective 2. diluted, thin, weak, dilute, watered-down, tasteless, runny, insipid, washy, adulterated, wishy-washy (informal) flavourless, waterish << OPPOSITE concentrated

adjective 3. wet, damp, moist, soggy, humid, marshy, squelchy

adjective 4. liquid, fluid, aqueous, hydrous

adjective 5. tearful, moist, weepy, lachrymose (formal) tear-filled, rheumy

Translations

watery [ˈwɔːtərɪ] adj [colour] → desvaído; [coffee] → aguado; [eyes] → lloroso

watery [ˈwɔːtərɪ] adj [colour] → délavé(e); [coffee] → trop faible

watery [ˈwɔːtərɪ] water adj [coffee, soup etc] → wässrig; [eyes] → tränend

watery [ˈwɔːtərɪ] adj [colour] → slavato/a; [coffee] → acquoso/a