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
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
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Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
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Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 July 2025
Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The vestibular system of reptiles and mammals relies on the movement of hair cells within the watery landscape of the inner ear organs.
—Sushma Subramanian, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watery. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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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 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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