WATERY


Meaning of WATERY in English

adj.1 containing too much water.

2 too thin in consistency.

3 of or consisting of water.

4 (of the eyes) suffused or running with water.

5 (of conversation, style, etc.) vapid, uninteresting.

6 (of colour) pale.

7 (of the sun, moon, or sky) rainy-looking.

Phrases and idioms:

watery grave the bottom of the sea as a place where a person lies drowned.

Derivatives:

wateriness n.

Etymology: OE w{aelig}terig (as WATER, -Y(1))

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