Definition of watery in English:

watery

adjective ˈwɔːt(ə)ri

1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water.
由水组成的；含水的；似水的
a watery fluid
含水的液体。
Example sentencesExamples
- Your middle ear is usually filled with air but it also makes a thin watery fluid.
- He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles.
- That, of course, adds to the time taken for the walk but the Bangor Trail is a walk, not a race and those who charge down the trail oblivious to their watery boots should be barred.
- The weighty dish is a re-creation of what York's aristocracy tucked into in the 14th century, while the lower classes commonly ate watery pea soup.
- They're rather grotesque in that their body is very, very watery and slimy and when you get very large bags of them they tend to sort of slime up the net.
- The moon, only one day past full, sailed up over the fields as we drove out and, on the way back, glimmered down on the sea, lighting a watery path across the channel to the Welsh coast beyond.
- After the plane arrives, we fly over the watery green plain, skimming above rivers of burnished silver and snowy flocks of tundra swan.
- And on a rainy day, every nook holds promise of a watery grave.
- Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
- Members of the Royal Marines who are preparing to leave their base at Arbroath to serve in the rocky terrain of Afghanistan will find themselves a long way from their watery origins.
- The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies.
- The zucchini will expel quite a lot of liquid and this stops the fritters becoming too watery.
- Also, avoid ingredients that are watery or juicy, or pizza will be soggy.
- Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid.
- And Birmingham TV just showed one watery shot from New Orleans, and there appears to be serious flooding there.
- Her eyes were inflamed and had a watery discharge.
- Erica pleaded, tears streaming from her closed eyes, making thin watery tracks down her pale cheeks.
- So, we shall continue feeding them, and work to keep their watery world a healthy place for them, and hope that nature will take its course and effect their gradual disappearance.
- The arm and part of his neck and chest was red and oozing blood and a clear, watery fluid.
- I'm not trying that again… He lifted his heavy bulk from the watery depths and onto the grass.
Synonyms
liquid, fluid, liquefied
technical aqueous, hydrous
wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft
saturated, waterlogged
marshy, boggy, swampy, fenny, miry, muddy, oozy
1. 1.1 (of a person's eyes) full of tears.
  （眼睛）泪汪汪的
  as the smoke blew into her face, her eyes went red and watery
  Example sentencesExamples
  "Don't ever do that again to me," she said with slightly watery eyes.
  Sarah pouted as she stared up at him, with really watery eyes.
  I looked at him and saw that his eyes had become watery.
  The minute the melody started, Kirstin's eyes were already watery.
  Her eyes are watery with tears, her hair messy and loose.
  She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears.
  He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery.
  Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her.
  Even though Josh had said that, David swore he could see the vampire's eyes were a bit watery.
  I felt my eyes begin to get bigger and start to get watery.
  Through watery eyes, she squinted to see who her assailant was.
  I'm just… I just… My eyes are a little watery, is all.
  Almost in tears, my eyes starts to get watery, puffy, and red.
  It was with sheer shock that Alicia reacted to the message Bryan had left in her locker, as her watery eyes flew over the contents of the rest of the note.
  Katie looked up at her with questioning blue eyes, still watery with tears.
  Lisa gave him a wry smile, her eyes still a little watery.
  I see Samantha get up, eyes looking suspiciously watery.
  My eyes were a bit watery, something that happens after anyone shouts at me.
  Seamus looked at his brother, whose eyes were golden and slightly watery.
  I saw his eyes get watery, but nothing came forth.
  Synonyms
  tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed
  formal lachrymose
2. 1.2 Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water.
  太稀的；无味的，太淡的
  watery coffee
  清水般的咖啡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tiger prawns in my starter were big and juicy, but the chickpea purée they came with was bland, watery and virtually spiceless.
  God forbid, not the old refreshment rooms back again, with their watery tea, sausageless rolls and the most frightening thing known to man, a railway pork pie of uncertain age.
  So I tried to salvage it by dumping in more icing sugar, but the icing sugar was lumpy and old so I ended up with slightly thicker chocolate watery slop with white chunks.
  Like all the meals, it comes with rice and/or fries and a salad made up of lettuce, big thick slices of cucumber, tomato and onion with a slightly watery dressing.
  The eggs weren't runny, and the grits were loose, but not watery.
  Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time.
  Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape.
  She turns away from the floor-to-ceiling windows and picks up her cup of watery coffee.
  John's garlic mushrooms were lacking in garlic, while my soup (tomato and basil) was watery with little flavour.
  Best of all, for those who have spent years of misery denying themselves the foods they love and existing on watery cabbage soup in a vain attempt to regain the shape they had as a teenager, it does seem to work.
  Worst of all, when you try to make a light chowder, you end up sacrificing flavor and heartiness, and the soup becomes watery and bland.
  And the broth was fine- a bit watery, but acceptably flavorful.
  It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from.
  The poultice was thickening, but still too watery to be applied under a compress.
  Salted foods such as soups seem thicker and less watery.
  I was given a bowl of some very watery stew and a cup of water.
  Other scenarios had the syrup too sticky, or - worse - too watery.
  Sitting around the kitchen table everyone drunk the black watery coffee that Betsy had made.
  I drink my coffee drink, which is watery and gross.
  Gnawing on hard biscuits and gulping down watery coffee, I listen to Woolford.
  Synonyms
  thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated
  tasteless, flavourless, insipid, bland
  informal wishy-washy
3. 1.3 Pale or weak, as if diluted by water.
  watery sunshine
  惨淡的阳光。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost.
  Gregory gave off a very watery smile, and tried not to embarrass himself.
  His eyes were pale, watery blue behind small, wireless glasses.
  A watery sun shone down on the Army as they entered the endless northern forest.
  Amongst the silk gowns that she had given me was one of a watery green colour, and I chose that, and wrapped my pheasant sash around my waist.
  Jubilee's red had wilted into a weak, watery pink and several other faeries looked like pastels.
  Returning the hugs, Tash gave them all a slightly watery smile.
  He shifts, muttering about a stupid feather, and I crack a weak, watery smile, my lip trembling.
  He was tall, but extremely thin, with pale blonde hair and watery blue eyes.
  Zak shivered, it was cold, even though the sun was up the heat it cast was weak and watery.
  I tried; it was a very watery, very shaky smile, but a smile nonetheless.
  With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through.
  I gave a weak, watery laugh before pulling away a bit to look up at my oldest friend.
  A small group of connoisseurs would gather out in the back room each holding their glass up to the watery sunlight filtering through the dirty sash window.
  It's daytime and it's very light - I know I'm in England because of the watery sunshine coming in through the dusty glass roof.
  A watery autumnal sun shines down on the litter scattered across the cathedral green as the bells ring out from the tower to announce the morning service to the waking city.
  The steady rain of an hour earlier had died away; replaced by watery sunshine which illuminated the huge iron gates set in an immense stretch of high stone wall.
  Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah.
  It is time to stop pretending that diplomacy, watery sanctions, and under-funded humanitarian aid are always enough.
  He rocks, shuffles and chews a plastic bottle, then sits in that distressingly human way bears have with his back to the wall and lifts his face to a glimmer of watery sunshine.
  Synonyms
  pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid
  informal wishy-washy

Derivatives

wateriness

noun ˈwɔːtərɪnəs

Milking staff should look for clots, strings, wateriness or discolouration of milk.
Example sentencesExamples
- It will lessen the itchiness, wateriness and the redness of the sore eyes.
- Judged by wateriness alone, the state is closer to the Netherlands than Nebraska.
- It has all the flavor of a bell pepper packed into a wall with one half the thickness, and none of the wateriness to chew your way through.
- Other than the wateriness, it was really quite good, if a bit too spicy for my tastes.

Origin

Old English wæterig (see water, -y¹).

Definition of watery in US English:

watery

adjective

1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water.
由水组成的；含水的；似水的
a watery fluid
含水的液体。
Example sentencesExamples
- That, of course, adds to the time taken for the walk but the Bangor Trail is a walk, not a race and those who charge down the trail oblivious to their watery boots should be barred.
- Your middle ear is usually filled with air but it also makes a thin watery fluid.
- The moon, only one day past full, sailed up over the fields as we drove out and, on the way back, glimmered down on the sea, lighting a watery path across the channel to the Welsh coast beyond.
- Also, avoid ingredients that are watery or juicy, or pizza will be soggy.
- They're rather grotesque in that their body is very, very watery and slimy and when you get very large bags of them they tend to sort of slime up the net.
- He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles.
- Erica pleaded, tears streaming from her closed eyes, making thin watery tracks down her pale cheeks.
- The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies.
- The weighty dish is a re-creation of what York's aristocracy tucked into in the 14th century, while the lower classes commonly ate watery pea soup.
- Members of the Royal Marines who are preparing to leave their base at Arbroath to serve in the rocky terrain of Afghanistan will find themselves a long way from their watery origins.
- I'm not trying that again… He lifted his heavy bulk from the watery depths and onto the grass.
- Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid.
- And on a rainy day, every nook holds promise of a watery grave.
- Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
- And Birmingham TV just showed one watery shot from New Orleans, and there appears to be serious flooding there.
- The arm and part of his neck and chest was red and oozing blood and a clear, watery fluid.
- So, we shall continue feeding them, and work to keep their watery world a healthy place for them, and hope that nature will take its course and effect their gradual disappearance.
- After the plane arrives, we fly over the watery green plain, skimming above rivers of burnished silver and snowy flocks of tundra swan.
- Her eyes were inflamed and had a watery discharge.
- The zucchini will expel quite a lot of liquid and this stops the fritters becoming too watery.
Synonyms
liquid, fluid, liquefied
wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft
1. 1.1 (of a person's eyes) full of or running with tears.
  （眼睛）泪汪汪的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her eyes are watery with tears, her hair messy and loose.
  He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery.
  My eyes were a bit watery, something that happens after anyone shouts at me.
  "Don't ever do that again to me," she said with slightly watery eyes.
  Even though Josh had said that, David swore he could see the vampire's eyes were a bit watery.
  Almost in tears, my eyes starts to get watery, puffy, and red.
  Through watery eyes, she squinted to see who her assailant was.
  The minute the melody started, Kirstin's eyes were already watery.
  Katie looked up at her with questioning blue eyes, still watery with tears.
  She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears.
  Sarah pouted as she stared up at him, with really watery eyes.
  I'm just… I just… My eyes are a little watery, is all.
  I looked at him and saw that his eyes had become watery.
  Seamus looked at his brother, whose eyes were golden and slightly watery.
  I saw his eyes get watery, but nothing came forth.
  Lisa gave him a wry smile, her eyes still a little watery.
  It was with sheer shock that Alicia reacted to the message Bryan had left in her locker, as her watery eyes flew over the contents of the rest of the note.
  I felt my eyes begin to get bigger and start to get watery.
  I see Samantha get up, eyes looking suspiciously watery.
  Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her.
  Synonyms
  tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed
2. 1.2 Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water.
  太稀的；无味的，太淡的
  watery coffee
  清水般的咖啡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  God forbid, not the old refreshment rooms back again, with their watery tea, sausageless rolls and the most frightening thing known to man, a railway pork pie of uncertain age.
  Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape.
  Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time.
  Worst of all, when you try to make a light chowder, you end up sacrificing flavor and heartiness, and the soup becomes watery and bland.
  Gnawing on hard biscuits and gulping down watery coffee, I listen to Woolford.
  Other scenarios had the syrup too sticky, or - worse - too watery.
  Sitting around the kitchen table everyone drunk the black watery coffee that Betsy had made.
  The poultice was thickening, but still too watery to be applied under a compress.
  Salted foods such as soups seem thicker and less watery.
  I was given a bowl of some very watery stew and a cup of water.
  The eggs weren't runny, and the grits were loose, but not watery.
  Best of all, for those who have spent years of misery denying themselves the foods they love and existing on watery cabbage soup in a vain attempt to regain the shape they had as a teenager, it does seem to work.
  John's garlic mushrooms were lacking in garlic, while my soup (tomato and basil) was watery with little flavour.
  Like all the meals, it comes with rice and/or fries and a salad made up of lettuce, big thick slices of cucumber, tomato and onion with a slightly watery dressing.
  So I tried to salvage it by dumping in more icing sugar, but the icing sugar was lumpy and old so I ended up with slightly thicker chocolate watery slop with white chunks.
  The tiger prawns in my starter were big and juicy, but the chickpea purée they came with was bland, watery and virtually spiceless.
  It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from.
  She turns away from the floor-to-ceiling windows and picks up her cup of watery coffee.
  And the broth was fine- a bit watery, but acceptably flavorful.
  I drink my coffee drink, which is watery and gross.
  Synonyms
  thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated
3. 1.3 Weak; pale.
  弱的；苍白
  watery sunshine
  惨淡的阳光。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost.
  He rocks, shuffles and chews a plastic bottle, then sits in that distressingly human way bears have with his back to the wall and lifts his face to a glimmer of watery sunshine.
  It's daytime and it's very light - I know I'm in England because of the watery sunshine coming in through the dusty glass roof.
  The steady rain of an hour earlier had died away; replaced by watery sunshine which illuminated the huge iron gates set in an immense stretch of high stone wall.
  Zak shivered, it was cold, even though the sun was up the heat it cast was weak and watery.
  Jubilee's red had wilted into a weak, watery pink and several other faeries looked like pastels.
  Amongst the silk gowns that she had given me was one of a watery green colour, and I chose that, and wrapped my pheasant sash around my waist.
  I gave a weak, watery laugh before pulling away a bit to look up at my oldest friend.
  His eyes were pale, watery blue behind small, wireless glasses.
  With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through.
  It is time to stop pretending that diplomacy, watery sanctions, and under-funded humanitarian aid are always enough.
  He was tall, but extremely thin, with pale blonde hair and watery blue eyes.
  Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah.
  Returning the hugs, Tash gave them all a slightly watery smile.
  Gregory gave off a very watery smile, and tried not to embarrass himself.
  A watery autumnal sun shines down on the litter scattered across the cathedral green as the bells ring out from the tower to announce the morning service to the waking city.
  I tried; it was a very watery, very shaky smile, but a smile nonetheless.
  He shifts, muttering about a stupid feather, and I crack a weak, watery smile, my lip trembling.
  A small group of connoisseurs would gather out in the back room each holding their glass up to the watery sunlight filtering through the dirty sash window.
  A watery sun shone down on the Army as they entered the endless northern forest.
  Synonyms
  pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid

Origin

Old English wæterig (see water, -y).

词汇	watery
释义	Definition of watery in English: watery adjective ˈwɔːt(ə)ri 1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water. 由水组成的；含水的；似水的 a watery fluid 含水的液体。 Example sentencesExamples Your middle ear is usually filled with air but it also makes a thin watery fluid. He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles. That, of course, adds to the time taken for the walk but the Bangor Trail is a walk, not a race and those who charge down the trail oblivious to their watery boots should be barred. The weighty dish is a re-creation of what York's aristocracy tucked into in the 14th century, while the lower classes commonly ate watery pea soup. They're rather grotesque in that their body is very, very watery and slimy and when you get very large bags of them they tend to sort of slime up the net. The moon, only one day past full, sailed up over the fields as we drove out and, on the way back, glimmered down on the sea, lighting a watery path across the channel to the Welsh coast beyond. After the plane arrives, we fly over the watery green plain, skimming above rivers of burnished silver and snowy flocks of tundra swan. And on a rainy day, every nook holds promise of a watery grave. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. Members of the Royal Marines who are preparing to leave their base at Arbroath to serve in the rocky terrain of Afghanistan will find themselves a long way from their watery origins. The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies. The zucchini will expel quite a lot of liquid and this stops the fritters becoming too watery. Also, avoid ingredients that are watery or juicy, or pizza will be soggy. Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid. And Birmingham TV just showed one watery shot from New Orleans, and there appears to be serious flooding there. Her eyes were inflamed and had a watery discharge. Erica pleaded, tears streaming from her closed eyes, making thin watery tracks down her pale cheeks. So, we shall continue feeding them, and work to keep their watery world a healthy place for them, and hope that nature will take its course and effect their gradual disappearance. The arm and part of his neck and chest was red and oozing blood and a clear, watery fluid. I'm not trying that again… He lifted his heavy bulk from the watery depths and onto the grass. Synonyms liquid, fluid, liquefied technical aqueous, hydrous wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft saturated, waterlogged marshy, boggy, swampy, fenny, miry, muddy, oozy 1.1 (of a person's eyes) full of tears. （眼睛）泪汪汪的 as the smoke blew into her face, her eyes went red and watery Example sentencesExamples "Don't ever do that again to me," she said with slightly watery eyes. Sarah pouted as she stared up at him, with really watery eyes. I looked at him and saw that his eyes had become watery. The minute the melody started, Kirstin's eyes were already watery. Her eyes are watery with tears, her hair messy and loose. She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears. He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery. Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her. Even though Josh had said that, David swore he could see the vampire's eyes were a bit watery. I felt my eyes begin to get bigger and start to get watery. Through watery eyes, she squinted to see who her assailant was. I'm just… I just… My eyes are a little watery, is all. Almost in tears, my eyes starts to get watery, puffy, and red. It was with sheer shock that Alicia reacted to the message Bryan had left in her locker, as her watery eyes flew over the contents of the rest of the note. Katie looked up at her with questioning blue eyes, still watery with tears. Lisa gave him a wry smile, her eyes still a little watery. I see Samantha get up, eyes looking suspiciously watery. My eyes were a bit watery, something that happens after anyone shouts at me. Seamus looked at his brother, whose eyes were golden and slightly watery. I saw his eyes get watery, but nothing came forth. Synonyms tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed formal lachrymose 1.2 Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water. 太稀的；无味的，太淡的 watery coffee 清水般的咖啡。 Example sentencesExamples The tiger prawns in my starter were big and juicy, but the chickpea purée they came with was bland, watery and virtually spiceless. God forbid, not the old refreshment rooms back again, with their watery tea, sausageless rolls and the most frightening thing known to man, a railway pork pie of uncertain age. So I tried to salvage it by dumping in more icing sugar, but the icing sugar was lumpy and old so I ended up with slightly thicker chocolate watery slop with white chunks. Like all the meals, it comes with rice and/or fries and a salad made up of lettuce, big thick slices of cucumber, tomato and onion with a slightly watery dressing. The eggs weren't runny, and the grits were loose, but not watery. Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time. Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape. She turns away from the floor-to-ceiling windows and picks up her cup of watery coffee. John's garlic mushrooms were lacking in garlic, while my soup (tomato and basil) was watery with little flavour. Best of all, for those who have spent years of misery denying themselves the foods they love and existing on watery cabbage soup in a vain attempt to regain the shape they had as a teenager, it does seem to work. Worst of all, when you try to make a light chowder, you end up sacrificing flavor and heartiness, and the soup becomes watery and bland. And the broth was fine- a bit watery, but acceptably flavorful. It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from. The poultice was thickening, but still too watery to be applied under a compress. Salted foods such as soups seem thicker and less watery. I was given a bowl of some very watery stew and a cup of water. Other scenarios had the syrup too sticky, or - worse - too watery. Sitting around the kitchen table everyone drunk the black watery coffee that Betsy had made. I drink my coffee drink, which is watery and gross. Gnawing on hard biscuits and gulping down watery coffee, I listen to Woolford. Synonyms thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated tasteless, flavourless, insipid, bland informal wishy-washy 1.3 Pale or weak, as if diluted by water. watery sunshine 惨淡的阳光。 Example sentencesExamples The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost. Gregory gave off a very watery smile, and tried not to embarrass himself. His eyes were pale, watery blue behind small, wireless glasses. A watery sun shone down on the Army as they entered the endless northern forest. Amongst the silk gowns that she had given me was one of a watery green colour, and I chose that, and wrapped my pheasant sash around my waist. Jubilee's red had wilted into a weak, watery pink and several other faeries looked like pastels. Returning the hugs, Tash gave them all a slightly watery smile. He shifts, muttering about a stupid feather, and I crack a weak, watery smile, my lip trembling. He was tall, but extremely thin, with pale blonde hair and watery blue eyes. Zak shivered, it was cold, even though the sun was up the heat it cast was weak and watery. I tried; it was a very watery, very shaky smile, but a smile nonetheless. With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through. I gave a weak, watery laugh before pulling away a bit to look up at my oldest friend. A small group of connoisseurs would gather out in the back room each holding their glass up to the watery sunlight filtering through the dirty sash window. It's daytime and it's very light - I know I'm in England because of the watery sunshine coming in through the dusty glass roof. A watery autumnal sun shines down on the litter scattered across the cathedral green as the bells ring out from the tower to announce the morning service to the waking city. The steady rain of an hour earlier had died away; replaced by watery sunshine which illuminated the huge iron gates set in an immense stretch of high stone wall. Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah. It is time to stop pretending that diplomacy, watery sanctions, and under-funded humanitarian aid are always enough. He rocks, shuffles and chews a plastic bottle, then sits in that distressingly human way bears have with his back to the wall and lifts his face to a glimmer of watery sunshine. Synonyms pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid informal wishy-washy Derivatives wateriness noun ˈwɔːtərɪnəs Milking staff should look for clots, strings, wateriness or discolouration of milk. Example sentencesExamples It will lessen the itchiness, wateriness and the redness of the sore eyes. Judged by wateriness alone, the state is closer to the Netherlands than Nebraska. It has all the flavor of a bell pepper packed into a wall with one half the thickness, and none of the wateriness to chew your way through. Other than the wateriness, it was really quite good, if a bit too spicy for my tastes. Origin Old English wæterig (see water, -y¹). Definition of watery in US English: watery adjective 1Consisting of, containing, or resembling water. 由水组成的；含水的；似水的 a watery fluid 含水的液体。 Example sentencesExamples That, of course, adds to the time taken for the walk but the Bangor Trail is a walk, not a race and those who charge down the trail oblivious to their watery boots should be barred. Your middle ear is usually filled with air but it also makes a thin watery fluid. The moon, only one day past full, sailed up over the fields as we drove out and, on the way back, glimmered down on the sea, lighting a watery path across the channel to the Welsh coast beyond. Also, avoid ingredients that are watery or juicy, or pizza will be soggy. They're rather grotesque in that their body is very, very watery and slimy and when you get very large bags of them they tend to sort of slime up the net. He had to be guided through these uncharted, watery jungles. Erica pleaded, tears streaming from her closed eyes, making thin watery tracks down her pale cheeks. The lymph fluid originates from the interstitial fluid, the watery environment that surrounds the cells of our bodies. The weighty dish is a re-creation of what York's aristocracy tucked into in the 14th century, while the lower classes commonly ate watery pea soup. Members of the Royal Marines who are preparing to leave their base at Arbroath to serve in the rocky terrain of Afghanistan will find themselves a long way from their watery origins. I'm not trying that again… He lifted his heavy bulk from the watery depths and onto the grass. Saliva is a watery fluid that helps to wash away and neutralise the acid. And on a rainy day, every nook holds promise of a watery grave. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. And Birmingham TV just showed one watery shot from New Orleans, and there appears to be serious flooding there. The arm and part of his neck and chest was red and oozing blood and a clear, watery fluid. So, we shall continue feeding them, and work to keep their watery world a healthy place for them, and hope that nature will take its course and effect their gradual disappearance. After the plane arrives, we fly over the watery green plain, skimming above rivers of burnished silver and snowy flocks of tundra swan. Her eyes were inflamed and had a watery discharge. The zucchini will expel quite a lot of liquid and this stops the fritters becoming too watery. Synonyms liquid, fluid, liquefied wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft 1.1 (of a person's eyes) full of or running with tears. （眼睛）泪汪汪的 Example sentencesExamples Her eyes are watery with tears, her hair messy and loose. He could tell that I was shocked because my eyes were watery. My eyes were a bit watery, something that happens after anyone shouts at me. "Don't ever do that again to me," she said with slightly watery eyes. Even though Josh had said that, David swore he could see the vampire's eyes were a bit watery. Almost in tears, my eyes starts to get watery, puffy, and red. Through watery eyes, she squinted to see who her assailant was. The minute the melody started, Kirstin's eyes were already watery. Katie looked up at her with questioning blue eyes, still watery with tears. She had really been crying in her sleep, she guessed, since her eyes were very watery, and her cheeks felt tight from the dried salty tears. Sarah pouted as she stared up at him, with really watery eyes. I'm just… I just… My eyes are a little watery, is all. I looked at him and saw that his eyes had become watery. Seamus looked at his brother, whose eyes were golden and slightly watery. I saw his eyes get watery, but nothing came forth. Lisa gave him a wry smile, her eyes still a little watery. It was with sheer shock that Alicia reacted to the message Bryan had left in her locker, as her watery eyes flew over the contents of the rest of the note. I felt my eyes begin to get bigger and start to get watery. I see Samantha get up, eyes looking suspiciously watery. Brett searched her watery eyes and his heart broke for her. Synonyms tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed 1.2 Thin or tasteless as a result of containing too much water. 太稀的；无味的，太淡的 watery coffee 清水般的咖啡。 Example sentencesExamples God forbid, not the old refreshment rooms back again, with their watery tea, sausageless rolls and the most frightening thing known to man, a railway pork pie of uncertain age. Another potential problem is thin, watery paint that runs under the leaf, obscuring its shape. Their blueberry sauce managed to be thick but watery and tasteless at the same time. Worst of all, when you try to make a light chowder, you end up sacrificing flavor and heartiness, and the soup becomes watery and bland. Gnawing on hard biscuits and gulping down watery coffee, I listen to Woolford. Other scenarios had the syrup too sticky, or - worse - too watery. Sitting around the kitchen table everyone drunk the black watery coffee that Betsy had made. The poultice was thickening, but still too watery to be applied under a compress. Salted foods such as soups seem thicker and less watery. I was given a bowl of some very watery stew and a cup of water. The eggs weren't runny, and the grits were loose, but not watery. Best of all, for those who have spent years of misery denying themselves the foods they love and existing on watery cabbage soup in a vain attempt to regain the shape they had as a teenager, it does seem to work. John's garlic mushrooms were lacking in garlic, while my soup (tomato and basil) was watery with little flavour. Like all the meals, it comes with rice and/or fries and a salad made up of lettuce, big thick slices of cucumber, tomato and onion with a slightly watery dressing. So I tried to salvage it by dumping in more icing sugar, but the icing sugar was lumpy and old so I ended up with slightly thicker chocolate watery slop with white chunks. The tiger prawns in my starter were big and juicy, but the chickpea purée they came with was bland, watery and virtually spiceless. It was a thin meal, a watery gruel tossed into a large pot which each slave was allowed to take five handfuls from. She turns away from the floor-to-ceiling windows and picks up her cup of watery coffee. And the broth was fine- a bit watery, but acceptably flavorful. I drink my coffee drink, which is watery and gross. Synonyms thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated 1.3 Weak; pale. 弱的；苍白 watery sunshine 惨淡的阳光。 Example sentencesExamples The light is weak and watery and the air reeks of woodsmoke, but at least it is not raining, a blessing to those who must spend a long, laborious day harvesting olives ahead of the inevitable frost. He rocks, shuffles and chews a plastic bottle, then sits in that distressingly human way bears have with his back to the wall and lifts his face to a glimmer of watery sunshine. It's daytime and it's very light - I know I'm in England because of the watery sunshine coming in through the dusty glass roof. The steady rain of an hour earlier had died away; replaced by watery sunshine which illuminated the huge iron gates set in an immense stretch of high stone wall. Zak shivered, it was cold, even though the sun was up the heat it cast was weak and watery. Jubilee's red had wilted into a weak, watery pink and several other faeries looked like pastels. Amongst the silk gowns that she had given me was one of a watery green colour, and I chose that, and wrapped my pheasant sash around my waist. I gave a weak, watery laugh before pulling away a bit to look up at my oldest friend. His eyes were pale, watery blue behind small, wireless glasses. With a sigh of relief she had watched the steel grey clouds roll away and watery sunshine glimmer through. It is time to stop pretending that diplomacy, watery sanctions, and under-funded humanitarian aid are always enough. He was tall, but extremely thin, with pale blonde hair and watery blue eyes. Anyway, his performance is pretty watery and weak and blah. Returning the hugs, Tash gave them all a slightly watery smile. Gregory gave off a very watery smile, and tried not to embarrass himself. A watery autumnal sun shines down on the litter scattered across the cathedral green as the bells ring out from the tower to announce the morning service to the waking city. I tried; it was a very watery, very shaky smile, but a smile nonetheless. He shifts, muttering about a stupid feather, and I crack a weak, watery smile, my lip trembling. A small group of connoisseurs would gather out in the back room each holding their glass up to the watery sunlight filtering through the dirty sash window. A watery sun shone down on the Army as they entered the endless northern forest. Synonyms pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid Origin Old English wæterig (see water, -y).
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