Watery

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  • adjective. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy.
  • adjective. Containing too much water; diluted.
  • adjective. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid.
  • adjective. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid.
  • adjective. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
  • adjective. Accompanied by tears; tearful.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Abounding in, moist with, or containing water; discharging water; wet; dripping; watered; specifically, of the eyes, tearful or running.
  • Consisting of water.
  • Resembling water; suggestive of water.
  • Hence— Weak; vapid; insipid.
  • Liquid; soft, and more or less transparent; pale.
  • Insipid and soft or flabby, as a fish or its flesh.
  • Pertaining to, connected with, or affecting water: specifically used of the moon, as governing the tide.
  • Watering in desire, as the mouth; eager.
  • In heraldry:
  • Bounded by, or ornamented by, wavy lines: a rare epithet used in blazoning fanciful modern bearings.
  • Same as undé.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water.
  • adjective. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.
  • adjective. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid.
  • adjective. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. wet, soggy or soaked with water
  • adjective. diluted or having too much water
  • adjective. thin and pale therefore suggestive of water
  • adjective. weak and insipid
  • adjective. discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
  • adjective. tearful
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. filled with water
  • adjective. relating to or resembling or consisting of water
  • adjective. overly diluted; thin and insipid
  • adjective. wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
  • Word Usage
    "If, in addition to the above symptoms, he pass a large quantity of watery fluid from his bowels, the case becomes one of _watery gripes_, and requires the immediate attention of a doctor."
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    dilute  diluted  liquid  wet  
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