watery, washy, weak
(adjective) overly diluted; thin and insipid; “washy coffee”; “watery milk”; “weak tea”
watery
(adjective) relating to or resembling or consisting of water; “a watery substance”; “a watery color”
reeking, watery
(adjective) wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; “wiped his reeking neck”
watery
(adjective) filled with water; “watery soil”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
watery (comparative waterier, superlative wateriest)
Resembling or characteristic of water.
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
Diluted or having too much water.
(of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
Weak and insipid.
Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
Tearful.
• (characteristic of water): waterish
See also runny
aqueous, aquose
• (soaked with water): drenched, moist, waterlogged; see also wet
• (having too much water): wishy-washy
• (weak, insipid): bland, flavorless (figuratively); see also insipid
• tawery, tawyer
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
