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
Synonyms
Examples of watery in a Sentence
The pollen caused her eyes to become watery.
The soup was watery and had no flavor.
the watery light of winter
Recent Examples on the Web
Remember the watery eyes, inflamed lungs and the apocalyptic orange skies of last summer?
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The first symptoms of measles typically begin seven to 14 days after exposure and include fever, cough, a runny nose and red, watery eyes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Officers contacted a man who smelled of alcoholic beverage and had bloodshot watery eyes.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Any person who may have been exposed and develops symptoms – high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a rash beginning 3-5 days after other symptoms occur – should isolate and call their doctor to arrange for testing.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
Eyelid bump symptoms may vary but can include a gritty or itchy sensation in your eye, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, swelling, and watery eyes.
—Jenna Demmer, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Then the horror slowly creeps over his watery eyes as the sauce builds on his tongue.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
His subsequent sand wedge to within six feet of the flag was enough to clinch victory, McCarthy’s fightback suffering a watery end when his third shot plopped into the creek guarding the green.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The first symptoms of measles typically begin seven to 14 days after exposure and include fever, cough, a runny nose and red, watery eyes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Officers contacted a man who smelled of alcoholic beverage and had bloodshot watery eyes.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Any person who may have been exposed and develops symptoms – high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a rash beginning 3-5 days after other symptoms occur – should isolate and call their doctor to arrange for testing.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
Eyelid bump symptoms may vary but can include a gritty or itchy sensation in your eye, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, swelling, and watery eyes.
—Jenna Demmer, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
Then the horror slowly creeps over his watery eyes as the sauce builds on his tongue.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
His subsequent sand wedge to within six feet of the flag was enough to clinch victory, McCarthy’s fightback suffering a watery end when his third shot plopped into the creek guarding the green.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
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watery
adjective
wa·tery
ˈwȯt-ə-rē 
ˈwät-
1
a
: consisting of or filled with water
a watery hole
b
: containing or giving out water or a thin liquid
a watery mixture
watery eyes
2
: being like water especially in thinness, sogginess, paleness, or lack of taste
watery lemonade
watery soup
Medical Definition
watery
adjective
wa·tery
ˈwȯt-ə-rē, ˈwät-
1
: consisting of or filled with water
2
: containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid
a watery solution
watery stools
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