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watery

adjective
 
 
/ˈwɔː.tər.i/ US  /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.i/

Definition

containing or filled with water: watery eyes a thin, watery fluidWater in general disapproving (of food or drink) containing too much water and therefore weak in taste: watery soup/coffeeFlavours and tastesNot pleasant to eat or drink pale or weak in colour or strength: The sun shed its thin watery light over the sea.Weakness and vulnerability
(Definition of watery adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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