Definition of Wateriness in English :

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Wateriness meaning in English

Meaning of Wateriness in English

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Wateriness

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Noun

1. muddiness, sloppiness, wateriness

the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

Example Sentences:
'the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield'
'the water's muddiness made it undrinkable'
'the sloppiness of a rainy November day'

2. wateriness

meagerness or poorness connoted by a superfluity of water (in a literary style as well as in a food)

Example Sentences:
'the haziness and wateriness of his disquisitions'
'the wateriness of his blood'
'no one enjoys the burning of his soup or the wateriness of his potatoes'

3. wateriness

the property of resembling the viscosity of water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Wateriness

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noun
the state or quality of being watery

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Wateriness

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adj. wa·ter·i·er, wa·ter·i·est
1. Filled with, consisting of, or soaked with water; wet or soggy: watery soil.
2. Containing too much water; diluted: watery soup.
3. Suggestive of water, as in being thin, pale, or liquid: watery sunshine.
4. Lacking force or substance; weak or insipid: watery prose.
5. Secreting or discharging water or watery fluid, especially as a symptom of disease.
6. Accompanied by tears; tearful: a watery good-bye.

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