1 of or like water; containing a lot of water:
a watery fluid * His eyes were red and watery. * (literary) She was rescued from a watery grave (= saved from drowning).
2 weak and/or pale:
a watery sun * His eyes were a watery blue. * a watery smile (= weak and without much feeling)
3 (of food, drink, etc.) containing too much water; thin and having no taste:
The vegetables were watery and tasteless. * watery soup
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is watery a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, watery is tagged as adjective.
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