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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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
The music underneath it all is limpid and watery, almost puddle-like.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Its meteor-like passage was captured in breathtaking clarity by Cindy Vejar from the city of Morgan Hill, California, who witnessed the capsule streak through the pre-dawn sky en-route to its watery landing off the coast of San Diego, as depicted in the video above.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Whole milk is high in fat and calories, and water often results in a thin, watery hot chocolate.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watery. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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