waterily

In watery fashion

In a watery manner—with excessive moisture, dilution, or weakness.

The word appears rarely, usually describing eyes that glisten with tears She smiled waterily or something that lacks substance or intensity The sun shone waterily through the fog.

tearful

weepy

Inclined to cry

dewy-eyed · sobbing · blubbering · sniffling · welling · brimming · glistening · emotional · sentimental · moved

fluid

flowing

Moving continuously onward

coursing · trickling · cascading · pooling · swirling · eddying · meandering · drifting · seeping · welling

translucent

clear

Without obstruction or fog

glassy · see-through · diaphanous · gossamer · sheer · gauzy · filmy · transparent · lucid · ethereal

shimmering

glistening

Reflecting light softly

wavering · quivering · trembling · flickering · dancing · rippling · iridescent · pearlescent · lustrous · dewy

diluted

thinly

In sparse layers

wanly · washed-out · bleached · faded · insipid · vapid · wishy-washy · bland · diffuse · attenuated

Opposites
moisture/wetness

waterilydryly

Without emotional inflection

aridly · strongly · firmly · steadily · clearly

consistency/viscosity

waterilythickly

In dense fashion

solidly · densely · viscously · heavily · richly

Phrases
Family

watering, wateriness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G