1
as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the soft, watery earth of the marshland
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2
as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
watery oatmeal
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3
as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
a watery lemonade
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4
as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose
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Recent Examples of watery
Allergic reactions can include a scratchy throat, watery eyes, itchy skin, runny nose, and sneezing.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
This eerie, watery sequence seeps into Shula’s mind, into her dreams, slips some latch inside her.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
That process leads to common allergy symptoms: sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, itchy, watery eyes, a cough.
—Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, flowering branches are embroidered on pale sheer chiffon tunics in watery pastel tones.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
This eerie, watery sequence seeps into Shula’s mind, into her dreams, slips some latch inside her.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
That process leads to common allergy symptoms: sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, itchy, watery eyes, a cough.
—Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, flowering branches are embroidered on pale sheer chiffon tunics in watery pastel tones.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watery
Adjective
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In the early stages, symptoms to watch out for include fever, cough, runny nose, and red, irritated eyes.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Symptoms of measles include a high fever — above 101 degrees — cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a rash, which usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The caveat was that these materials need to be absurdly thin to get the noise down.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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And those guesses rely on default templates drawn from overrepresented groups in media and training data: cisgender, white, able-bodied, thin.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In microgravity, foods tend to taste bland because of fluid shifts in our body and smells no longer wafting up into our nose.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Water that’s too hot will scorch them and make for a bitter brew; water that’s too cold will under-extract the leaves and yield a bland cup.—
Oset Babür-Winter,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2025
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Some of these areas have already seen a lot of rain from the past week, making the ground very saturated.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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This diet usually limits foods rich in saturated fats, sugar, and salt.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
Liz Roth-Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
George Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2013
Adjective
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No more boring, irrelevant training modules—this is learning at the speed of work.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some of this may happen under cover of darkness, but much of it happens in the open, under cover of arcane technocracy or boring bureaucracy.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2025
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In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness. Reduce speed and drive cautiously: On wet roads, slowing down is paramount.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watery. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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