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watery
English
Etymology
From Middle English watery, wattry, from Old English wæteri? (“watery”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar?g. Equivalent to water +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??t??i/, /?w??t?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?t??i/
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?w?t??i/
Adjective
watery (comparative waterier, superlative wateriest)
- Resembling or characteristic of water.
- 2005, Robert L. Mott, Radio Sound Effects
- The prop also gave a good watery sound to those early radio rainstorms.
- 2005, Robert L. Mott, Radio Sound Effects
- Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
- Diluted or having too much water.
- (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
- Weak and insipid.
- Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
- I took my cat to the vet because I was worried about his watery eyes.
- Tearful.
Synonyms
- (characteristic of water): waterish
- See also Thesaurus:runny
- aqueous, aquose
- (soaked with water): drenched, moist, waterlogged; see also Thesaurus:wet
- (having too much water): wishy-washy
- (weak, insipid): bland, flavorless (figuratively); see also Thesaurus:insipid
Derived terms
- unwatery
Translations
Anagrams
- tawery, tawyer
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teary
English
Etymology
From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t???i/
- Rhymes: -??ri
Adjective
teary (comparative tearier, superlative teariest)
- Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
- No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.
- Of eyes, filled with tears.
- Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.
Synonyms
- (person):
- (eyes): tear-filled, wet
Antonyms
- (person): dry-eyed
- (eyes): dry
Derived terms
- teary-eyed
Translations
Anagrams
- e-tray
teary From the web:
- teary meaning
- what causes teary eyes
- what causes teary eyes in babies
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- what causes teary eyes in dogs
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- what causes teary eyes in toddlers
- what causes teary eyes in cats
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