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 include fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes followed a few days later by a rash that typically spreads from the head to the rest of the body.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Saliva, the watery fluid in your mouth, helps fight off bacteria and keep your gums safe.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 29 May 2025
The actors found themselves a bit at sea during a watery action scene.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 May 2025
To be fair, there are some excellent set-pieces, including that sequence set aboard the Lusitania, in which Luke and Charlotte nearly meet a watery death, and a knife fight between Luke and Esme in the Austrian National Library that can only be described as whimsical.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Saliva, the watery fluid in your mouth, helps fight off bacteria and keep your gums safe.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 29 May 2025
The actors found themselves a bit at sea during a watery action scene.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 May 2025
To be fair, there are some excellent set-pieces, including that sequence set aboard the Lusitania, in which Luke and Charlotte nearly meet a watery death, and a knife fight between Luke and Esme in the Austrian National Library that can only be described as whimsical.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watery. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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