Watery (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea".
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Examples
- The soup was so watery that it was almost like drinking colored water.
- After a few days in the fridge, the milk had become watery and was no longer suitable for cereal.
- The coffee machine must have been broken because the coffee it produced was weak and watery.
- The hotel's breakfast buffet served a disappointing watery tea that lacked any real flavor.
- The restaurant's soup special was a huge letdown, being little more than a watery broth with a few vegetables floating in it.
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Meaning 3
Relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color".
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Meaning 4
Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck".
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