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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ter•i•ness (wô′tə rē nis, wot′ə-),USA pronunciation n. - the state or condition of being watery or diluted.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see watery, -ness
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ter•y /ˈwɔtəri, ˈwɑtə-/USA pronunciation adj. - of, consisting of, or full of water.
- containing too much water:soggy, watery vegetables.
- resembling water.
- thin;
weak:watery colors.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wa•ter•y (wô′tə rē, wot′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or connected with water:watery Neptune.
- full of or abounding in water, as soil or a region;
soggy;
boggy. - containing much or too much water:a watery paste; a watery batter.
- soft, soggy, tasteless, etc., due to excessive water or overcooking:watery vegetables; a watery stew.
- tearful.
- of the nature of water:watery vapor.
- resembling water in appearance or color:eyes of a watery blue.
- resembling water in fluidity and absence of viscosity:a watery fluid.
- of poor or weak quality;
thin, washy, or vapid:watery prose. - consisting of water:a watery grave.
- discharging, filled with, or secreting a waterlike morbid substance.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English wæterig. See water, -y1
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thin, weak, diluted, dilute.
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