Watery
adjective
Having a lot of water or liquid, often too much.
The soup was watery and lacked flavor.
Often appears as...
- watery eyes
- watery soup
adjective
Related to water or similar liquids.
The watery light of early dawn gave everything a soft glow.
Often appears as...
- watery light
- watery landscape
adjective
Having the pale, soft quality of water.
Her eyes were watery and red from crying.
Often appears as...
- watery eyes
- watery gaze
Usage tips
Negative
adjective
Containing or resembling water, especially in being thin or weak.
The coffee at this place is always watery and tasteless.
Often appears as...
- watery coffee
- watery drink
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a lot of water or liquid, often too much.
The soup was watery and lacked flavor.
Often appears as...
- watery eyes
- watery soup
adjective
Related to water or similar liquids.
The watery light of early dawn gave everything a soft glow.
Often appears as...
- watery light
- watery landscape
adjective
Having the pale, soft quality of water.
Her eyes were watery and red from crying.
Often appears as...
- watery eyes
- watery gaze
Usage tips
Negative
adjective
Containing or resembling water, especially in being thin or weak.
The coffee at this place is always watery and tasteless.
Often appears as...
- watery coffee
- watery drink
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Excess Liquid
Use 'watery' when something has too much liquid and might be runny.
The stew was watery; it had more broth than meat.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
'Watery' can imply poor quality, like a dish missing richness or flavor.
I didn't enjoy the watery sauce; it was bland.
Pro Tip 1/2Excess Liquid
Use 'watery' when something has too much liquid and might be runny.
The stew was watery; it had more broth than meat.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
'Watery' can imply poor quality, like a dish missing richness or flavor.
I didn't enjoy the watery sauce; it was bland.
Pro Tip 1/2Excess Liquid
Use 'watery' when something has too much liquid and might be runny.
The stew was watery; it had more broth than meat.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
'Watery' can imply poor quality, like a dish missing richness or flavor.
I didn't enjoy the watery sauce; it was bland.
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Sonia Shah: 3 reasons we...
carry most of the world's malaria, and we know quite a bit about the kinds of watery habitats that they specialize in. So you might think, then, well, why don't we just avoid the places where the killer mosquitos live? Right? We could avoid the places where the killer grizzly bears live and we avoid the places where the killer crocodiles live.
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Why Are Plankton the...
oceans would be a barren wasteland of watery nothingness but it doesn't stop in the water with the foundation of the food chain gone seabirds with nothing to eat would soon fall from the sky seals dead through hunger polar bears yep they're goners - and this is where a world without plankton would start to
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How tall can a tree...
This evaporation, called transpiration, creates negative pressure in the xylem, pulling watery xylem sap up the tree. This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules
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It’s time to embrace our...
formed up as nodes on this great transportation network at pinch points Chicago the linchpin of a great watery arc that went all the way from New York to New Orleans a city where industry came to be around transportation where
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How mucus keeps us...
which are built out of both amino acids and sugars. In mucin, long chains of sugars are attached to specific amino acids in the protein backbone. The hydrophilic sugar chains help mucin dissolve in your body's watery fluids.
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Cell membranes are way...
yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of the cell's watery cytoplasm, genetic material, organelles, and all the molecules it needs to survive. How does the membrane work, and where does that strength come from?
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Why do people have...
this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running, your eyes are swollen and watery, your throat is itchy.
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Solar System Exploration:...
watery worlds now before I talk about the search for life elsewhere and and these potentially habitable worlds in the outer solar system I want to connect
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Sinking Ship PIPE Wicked...
bad it would thank you for that taking all watery sinking is a hole right there taking on water he says he can't stop it or any lifeguard fishing frenzy
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Bull Shark vs Hippo PIPE...
a watery mix of fresh and salt. Shallow. Warm. Just right for bull sharks. And a once in a lifetime encounter on safari.
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Sonia Shah: 3 reasons we...
carry most of the world's malaria, and we know quite a bit about the kinds of watery habitats that they specialize in. So you might think, then, well, why don't we just avoid the places where the killer mosquitos live? Right? We could avoid the places where the killer grizzly bears live and we avoid the places where the killer crocodiles live.
Video examples
Why Are Plankton the...
oceans would be a barren wasteland of watery nothingness but it doesn't stop in the water with the foundation of the food chain gone seabirds with nothing to eat would soon fall from the sky seals dead through hunger polar bears yep they're goners - and this is where a world without plankton would start to
Video examples
How tall can a tree...
This evaporation, called transpiration, creates negative pressure in the xylem, pulling watery xylem sap up the tree. This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules
Video examples
It’s time to embrace our...
formed up as nodes on this great transportation network at pinch points Chicago the linchpin of a great watery arc that went all the way from New York to New Orleans a city where industry came to be around transportation where
Video examples
How mucus keeps us...
which are built out of both amino acids and sugars. In mucin, long chains of sugars are attached to specific amino acids in the protein backbone. The hydrophilic sugar chains help mucin dissolve in your body's watery fluids.
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
yet strong enough to protect the delicate contents of the cell's watery cytoplasm, genetic material, organelles, and all the molecules it needs to survive. How does the membrane work, and where does that strength come from?
Video examples
Why do people have...
this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running, your eyes are swollen and watery, your throat is itchy.
Video examples
Solar System Exploration:...
watery worlds now before I talk about the search for life elsewhere and and these potentially habitable worlds in the outer solar system I want to connect
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Sinking Ship PIPE Wicked...
bad it would thank you for that taking all watery sinking is a hole right there taking on water he says he can't stop it or any lifeguard fishing frenzy
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Bull Shark vs Hippo PIPE...
a watery mix of fresh and salt. Shallow. Warm. Just right for bull sharks. And a once in a lifetime encounter on safari.
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Samin Nosrat
American Chef
There are two proper ways to use garlic: pounding and blooming. Neither involves a press, which is little more than a torture device for a beloved ingredient, smushing it up into watery squiggles of inconsistent size that will never cook evenly or vanish into a vinaigrette. If you have one, throw it away!
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Ever crack an egg into simmering water only to watch the white spread out and form wispy tentacles? It happened to me until I came across this game-changing fix: Break the egg into a sieve set over a bowl. The watery outer edge of the white will drain through, leaving the thicker white and yolk intact.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Time dissolves in summer anyway: days are long, weekends longer. Hours get all thin and watery when you are lost in the book you'd never otherwise have time to read. Senses are sharper - something about the moist air and bright light and fruit in season - and so memories stir and startle.
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David Means
American Writer
Novels often thin themselves out to a watery hue - some even start that way - and at times seem to only ride along the surface of things, giving us what we already know, reporting the news that is just news.
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Vittoria Ceretti
Italian Model
I don't often wear mascara in real life, but on-set or backstage, if I'm crying or even if my eyes get watery, I get a Q-Tip, and I wet it with a few drops of water. Then I go lash by lash and clean it up.
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Alan Huffman
American Author
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.
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Thomas Newman
American Composer
There were certain things in 'Nemo' - just this low hum of ocean and watery sound - that was enough to imply water, as opposed to restating it over and over again.
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Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
I truly believe in Claritin. I'm actually allergic to cats, and whenever my eyes get watery, I just pop a Claritin.
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Samin Nosrat
American Chef
There are two proper ways to use garlic: pounding and blooming. Neither involves a press, which is little more than a torture device for a beloved ingredient, smushing it up into watery squiggles of inconsistent size that will never cook evenly or vanish into a vinaigrette. If you have one, throw it away!
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Ever crack an egg into simmering water only to watch the white spread out and form wispy tentacles? It happened to me until I came across this game-changing fix: Break the egg into a sieve set over a bowl. The watery outer edge of the white will drain through, leaving the thicker white and yolk intact.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Time dissolves in summer anyway: days are long, weekends longer. Hours get all thin and watery when you are lost in the book you'd never otherwise have time to read. Senses are sharper - something about the moist air and bright light and fruit in season - and so memories stir and startle.
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David Means
American Writer
Novels often thin themselves out to a watery hue - some even start that way - and at times seem to only ride along the surface of things, giving us what we already know, reporting the news that is just news.
Quote examples
Vittoria Ceretti
Italian Model
I don't often wear mascara in real life, but on-set or backstage, if I'm crying or even if my eyes get watery, I get a Q-Tip, and I wet it with a few drops of water. Then I go lash by lash and clean it up.
Quote examples
Alan Huffman
American Author
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space.
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.
Quote examples
Thomas Newman
American Composer
There were certain things in 'Nemo' - just this low hum of ocean and watery sound - that was enough to imply water, as opposed to restating it over and over again.
Quote examples
Beth Ostrosky Stern
American Actress
I truly believe in Claritin. I'm actually allergic to cats, and whenever my eyes get watery, I just pop a Claritin.
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