WATERILY

Etymology

Adverb

waterily (comparative more waterily, superlative most waterily)

In a watery manner.

Anagrams

• waiterly

Source: Wiktionary


WATERY

Wa"ter*y, a. Etym: [AS. wæterig.]

1. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water. "The watery god." Dryden. "Fish within their watery residence." Milton.

2. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.

3. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as, watery humors. The oily and watery parts of the aliment. Arbuthnot.

4. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid; tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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