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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tə ri, ˈwɒt ə- |
Definition of watery
Origin :- Old English wæterig; see water (n.1) + -y (2).
- adj liquid, diluted
- The bullets of the enemy made "watery flashes" on all sides.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- He had a watery feeling, as if just arising from a long illness.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- The Indians had not been able to draw them from their watery grave, and obtain their scalps.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
- Take out the meat as whole as possible, split the tail, and remove the gut; and if the inside be not watery, it may be added.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Serifluus means flowing with serum, the watery part of milk.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The gills are crowded, light-brown, or yellowish, milk scanty and watery.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- A southwesterly breeze had sprung up, and there was a watery look about the sky.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Sim's eyes opened; there was a watery humor in them which was not tears.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- McGuire came over and faced Peter, his watery eyes seeking Peter's.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- The shower had ceased and a ray of watery sunlight glistened on the crucifix.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
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