Used in a Sentence

watery

How to use watery in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for watery.

Editorial note

" No, it makes me want to hit my head on the desk until my eyes get too watery to read the text anymore.

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

filled with water; "watery soil"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of watery gathered in one view.

adjective

filled with water; "watery soil"

adjective

wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"

adjective

relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for watery.

adjective

filled with water; "watery soil"

adjective

wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"

adjective

relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color"

adjective

overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea"

Example sentences

1

" No, it makes me want to hit my head on the desk until my eyes get too watery to read the text anymore.

2

My screen brightness has broken it's so bright why are my eyes so watery, obviously it's the screen.

3

It definitely needs a big watery-eyed photo of him across the top or something.

4

Little plastic planetoids floating through the watery abyss.

5

In no way are whiskey cocktails particularly likely to be icey or watery vs cocktails made from other spirits.

6

In other words, the julep is meant to be a little "watery," and in fact has enough water to open up the bourbon so you can more fully taste it.

7

The reason for this is that UC has a storied, dignified seal, and replacing it with a watery mod-looking thing like this new logo would be a real mistake.

8

But I'd be happy with round, red, commercial tomatoes from less high-yield, more flavorful varieties that produce slower-growing, less-watery tomatoes, like what's grown by the better farms in Greece or Italy.

9

I don't agree that he should be in jail, but the "restricted patterns of 1s and 0s" bit is like saying that murdering someone with a gun is just facilitating the journey of a piece of refined earth that just happens to go through some watery carbon mass.

10

I think rather that the biosphere is incredibly resilient, independent, and that nothing we or anything else does to it short of moving it further from or closer to the sun, stripping its atmosphere, or burning off its water will change its essential nature as a warm, watery rock supporting an incredible diversity of life.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use watery in a sentence?

" No, it makes me want to hit my head on the desk until my eyes get too watery to read the text anymore.

What does watery mean?

filled with water; "watery soil"

What part of speech is watery?

watery is commonly used as adjective.