"watery" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwɔːtəri/ [UK], /ˈwɔtəri/ [US], /ˈwɑtəri/ [US, Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-watery.wav [UK] Forms: watery [positive], waterier [comparative], wateriest [superlative]
Etymology: water + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|water|y}} water + -y Head templates: {{adj|watery|waterier|wateriest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is watery, it resembles or has the characteristic of water.
    Sense id: simple-watery-en-adj-FUpUVvqg
  2. If a drink tastes watery, it is diluted or contains too much water.
    Sense id: simple-watery-en-adj-HLhg4en9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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