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wa·ter·y
(wô′tə-rē, wŏt′ə-)adj. wa·ter·i·er, wa·ter·i·est
1. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy: watery soil.
2. Containing too much water; diluted: watery soup.
3. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid: watery sunshine.
4. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid: watery prose.
5. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
6. Accompanied by tears; tearful: a watery good-bye.
wa′ter·i·ness n.
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watery
(ˈwɔːtərɪ)adj
1. relating to, consisting of, containing, or resembling water
2. discharging or secreting water or a water-like fluid: a watery wound.
3. tearful; weepy
4. insipid, thin, or weak
ˈwateriness n
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wa•ter•y
(ˈwɔ tə ri, ˈwɒt ə-)adj.
1. consisting of or pertaining to water.
2. full of or abounding in water, as soil; boggy.
3. containing too much water.
4. soft, soggy, tasteless, etc., due to excessive water or overcooking.
5. tearful: a watery farewell.
6. resembling water in appearance or color: a watery blue.
7. resembling water in fluidity and absence of viscosity.
8. thin, weak, or vapid.
9. filled with or secreting a waterlike substance.
[before 1000]
wa′ter•i•ly, adv.
wa′ter•i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | watery - filled with water; "watery soil" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
2. | watery - wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" | |
3. | watery - relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color" liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances" | |
4. | watery - overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" |
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watery
adjective
1. pale, thin, weak, faint, feeble, washed-out, wan, colourless, anaemic, insipid, wishy-washy (informal) A watery light began to show through the branches.
2. diluted, thin, weak, dilute, watered-down, tasteless, runny, insipid, washy, adulterated, wishy-washy (informal), flavourless, waterish a plateful of watery cabbage soup
diluted industrial-strength (chiefly humorous) strong, concentrated, solid, thick, dense, fortified, condensed wet, damp, moist, soggy, humid, marshy, squelchy a wide watery sweep of marshland
diluted industrial-strength (chiefly humorous) strong, concentrated, solid, thick, dense, fortified, condensed wet, damp, moist, soggy, humid, marshy, squelchy a wide watery sweep of marshland
4. tearful, moist, weepy, lachrymose (formal), tear-filled, rheumy Emma's eyes were red and watery.
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watery
adjective1. Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture:
3. Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:
Informal: wishy-washy.
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Translations
مائيمائي اللونمُشْبَع بالماء، دامِع
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daufur, fölurtárvoturvatnskenndur; útòynntur
rozriedenýslziaci
watery
[ˈwɔːtərɪ] ADJ1. (= like or containing water) [fluid, discharge, solution] → acuoso; [blood] → líquido; [paint, ink] → aguado
2. (pej) (= containing excessive water) [tea, soup] → aguado
3. (= producing water) [eyes] → lloroso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
watery
[ˈwɔːtəri] adj (= pale) [colour, light] → délavé(e)
(= weak, dilute) [coffee, soup] → aqueux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
watery
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
watery
[ˈwɔːt/ərɪ] adj (tea, soup) → acquoso/a; (coffee) → lungo/a; (pale, sun, colour) → slavato/a, pallido/a; (eyes) → umido/ato go to a watery grave → perire tra i flutti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
water
(ˈwoːtə) noun a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen. She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.
verb1. to supply with water. He watered the plants.
2. (of the mouth) to produce saliva. His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.
3. (of the eyes) to fill with tears. The dense smoke made his eyes water.
ˈwaters noun plural a body of water such as the sea, a river etc. the stormy waters of the bay.
ˈwatery adjective1. like water; diluted. a watery fluid.
2. (of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc.
3. (of a colour) pale. eyes of a watery blue.
ˈwateriness nounwater boatman
a water insect with oarlike back legs that propel it through the water.
ˈwaterborne adjective carried or transmitted by water. Typhoid is a waterborne disease.
ˈwater-closet noun (abbreviation WC (dabljuˈsiː) ) a lavatory.
ˈwater-colour noun a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil.
ˈwatercress noun a herb which grows in water and is often used in salads.
ˈwaterfall noun a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff.
ˈwaterfowl noun or noun plural a bird or birds which live on or beside water.
ˈwaterfront noun that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake. He lives on the waterfront.
ˈwaterhole noun a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country. The elephant drank from the waterhole.
ˈwatering-can noun a container used when watering plants.
water level the level of the surface of a mass of water. The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising.
ˈwaterlily – plural ˈwaterlilies – noun a water plant with broad flat floating leaves.
ˈwaterlogged adjective (of ground) soaked in water.
water main a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply.
ˈwater-melon a type of melon with green skin and red flesh.
ˈwaterproof adjective not allowing water to soak through. waterproof material.
noun a coat made of waterproof material. She was wearing a waterproof.
verb to make (material) waterproof.
ˈwatershed noun an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins.
ˈwater-skiing noun the sport of skiing on water, towed by a motor-boat.
ˈwater-ski verbˈwatertight adjective
made in such a way that water cannot pass through.
water vapour water in the form of a gas, produced by evaporation.
ˈwaterway noun a channel, eg a canal or river, along which ships can sail.
ˈwaterwheel noun a wheel moved by water to work machinery etc.
ˈwaterworks noun singular or plural a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area.
hold water to be convincing. His explanation won't hold water.
in(to) deep water in(to) trouble or danger. I got into deep water during that argument.
water down to dilute. This milk has been watered down.
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watery
a. acuoso-a, aguado-a, húmedo-a;
___ eyes → ojos llorosos.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
watery
adj acuoso; — discharge secreción acuosaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.