watery

wa·tery

adjective \ˈwȯ-tə-rē, ˈwä-\

Definition of WATERY

1

a : consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water

b : containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid <a watery solution> <watery vesicles>

2

a : resembling water or watery matter especially in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of savor <watery sunlight> <a watery soup> <watery diarrhea>

b : exhibiting weakness and vapidity : wishy-washy <a watery writing style>

— wa·ter·i·ly \-tə-rə-lē\ adverb

— wa·ter·i·ness \-tə-rē-nəs\ noun

Examples of WATERY

1. The pollen caused her eyes to become watery.
2. The soup was watery and had no flavor.
3. the watery light of winter

First Known Use of WATERY

before 12th century

Related to WATERY

Synonyms

awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked, wet

Antonyms

arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

Related Words

deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; hydrated; dipped, dunked, splashed; aqueous; steeped; flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced; clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish; boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy

Near Antonyms

bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight; baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried; droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty; wrung

Rhymes with WATERY

cautery

wa·tery

adjective \ˈwȯt-ə-rē, ˈwät-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WATERY

1

: consisting of or filled with water

2

: containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid <a watery solution> <watery stools>