watery
Like weak broth
Watery describes something containing or resembling water.
Watery eyes produce tears; watery soup is too thin.
A watery grave is death by drowning.
Watery colors are pale and washed out.
The word often suggests dilution or weakness: watery coffee, a watery smile.
Her eyes grew watery as she read the letter.
Reduced in strength
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- weakenedMade less capable
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
- dilutionReduction in concentration
cut · adulterated · extended · tempered · mellowed · stretched · bland · tasteless
Substance that flows
- runnyExcessively fluid
- thinSmall in diameter
- sloshingLiquid shifting audibly
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
dripping · flowing · trickling · soupy · sloppy · liquidy · aqueous · slushy
Having watery eyes
- weepyInclined to cry
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- brimmingFull to the top
- glisteningReflecting light softly
swimming · bleary · red-rimmed · puffy · emotional · lachrymose · sniffling · sobbing
Slightly wet
- wetSaturated with liquid
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
saturated · dripping · drenched · squishy · squelchy · seeping · oozing · leaky
watered-down
Reduced in strength
dilution · cut · adulterated · extended · tempered · mellowed · stretched · bland · tasteless · thin
fluid
Substance that flows
splashing · dripping · flowing · trickling · soupy · sloppy · liquidy · aqueous · slushy · mushy
teary
Having watery eyes
- weepyInclined to cry
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- brimmingFull to the top
glistening · swimming · bleary · red-rimmed · puffy · emotional · lachrymose · sniffling · sobbing · welling
damp
Slightly wet
sodden · saturated · dripping · drenched · squishy · squelchy · seeping · oozing · leaky · puddled
washed-out
Lacking original vibrancy
colorless · faint · weak · bleached · insipid · anemic · dull · lifeless · wishy-washy · vapid
briny
Strongly of salt
depths · waves · tides · currents · pelagic · maritime · seafaring · nautical · abyssal · deep-sea
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- liquid qualitiesviscosity, runny, thick, thin, viscous
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
- Elemental Qualitiesairy, earthy, fiery, icy, gaseous
- liquid characteristicsviscosity, clarity, transparency, turbidity, color
- Drink Qualitiescold, hot, warm, sweet, bitter
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
- water bottleContainer for drinking liquid
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- glass of waterDrinking vessel with H2O
- clean waterUncontaminated hydration source
- warm waterMildly heated H2O
water, waterfall, waterway, waters, watershed, waterless, waterlogged, watermelon, wateriness