1
as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the soft, watery earth of the marshland
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2
as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
watery oatmeal
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3
as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
a watery lemonade
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4
as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose
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Recent Examples of watery
After months of minimal rainfall, brown lemurs shift their diets from various fruits to the watery leaves of low-growing plants.
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Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Signs like mold, a sour or unusual smell, discoloration, curdling, or an overly watery texture can all indicate that the food is no longer safe to eat.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 July 2025
Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Signs like mold, a sour or unusual smell, discoloration, curdling, or an overly watery texture can all indicate that the food is no longer safe to eat.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 July 2025
Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watery
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According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, cockroach allergies can trigger symptoms like sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose and itchy, watery eyes.—
Evan Moore
July 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Symptoms typically come 8-12 days after exposure and include high fever, cough, runny nose and watery or red eyes.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 July 2025
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The market is thin in run-producing bats, and O'Hearn not only fills that need but is versatile enough to play the corner outfield spots as well.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Light cushioning maximizes comfort and support in the arch of your foot, while keeping its thin profile.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
24 July 2025
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Out-of-season tomatoes—notoriously pale, mealy, and bland—tend to be tomatoes in name only.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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Apparently, the line is bland but also profound and ironic, and all of that whooshes over my head, too, but that’s Saturday.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
19 July 2025
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While this rainfall is not expected to be as extreme as last weekend, the threshold for flash flooding to develop is lower due to the ground being very saturated from recent heavy rain in the region.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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The saturated ground means even minimal rainfall can trigger further flooding, complicating rescue efforts.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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But dust-mote-size spacecraft could do things that no current space probe can do: coast without a parachute onto the plains of Mars or float for weeks in the soupy atmosphere of Titan.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 July 2011
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Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
Liz Roth-Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
George Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2013
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Hunter: The Reckoning puts players in the role of regular people who know monsters are real and can’t go back to their old, boring lives.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Take away the road courses or boring ovals and race more street courses.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The teams and drivers will face tough decisions about whether to use intermediate or wet tires for the start of the race.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The threat is growing as atmospheric rivers —intense plumes of moisture — coming in off the Pacific Ocean get stronger and wetter.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watery. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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