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watery

/ˈwɔːtəɹi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about watery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Filled with water.
    watery soil
  2. Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears.
    wiped his reeking neck
  3. Relating to or resembling or consisting of water.
    a watery substance

Origin

From Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteriġ (“watery”), from Proto-West Germanic *watarīg. Equivalent to water + -y.

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