watery
Resembling or characteristic of waterResembling or characteristic of water.
» I don't like watery food.
Мені не подобається водяниста їжа.
Meaning
8 sensesResembling or characteristic of water.
relating to or resembling or consisting of water
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
wässrig
водяни́стыйvodjanístyj
filled with water
Diluted or having too much water.
watery coffee
жи́дкийžídkij, водяни́стыйvodjanístyj
Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
Weak and insipid.
overly diluted; thin and insipid
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
I took my cat to the vet because I was worried about his watery eyes.
Tearful.
Containing many bodies of water.
Examples
18 sentencesI don't like watery food.
Мені не подобається водяниста їжа.
My eyes are red and watery.
deMeine Augen sind rot und wässrig
This ice cream tastes very watery.
The stew I made was too watery.
My eyes get watery when I chop onions.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteriġ (“watery”), from Proto-West GFrom Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteriġ (“watery”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarīg. Equivalent to water + -y.
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Forms
waterier, wateriestSynonyms
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