"backwatery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more backwatery [comparative], most backwatery [superlative]
Etymology: From backwater + -y. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=isolated}}, {{af|en|backwater|-y|id2=adjectival}} backwater + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} backwatery (comparative more backwatery, superlative most backwatery)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a backwater; isolated, dilapidated, ramshackle.
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