waterywa‧ter‧y /ˈwɔːtəri $ ˈwɒː-, ˈwɑː-/ adjective 
Her eyes were red and watery from crying. Snakes lay eggs in a watery environment.2very weak or pale: a watery sun She gave him a watery smile.3watery food or drink contains too much water and has little taste: a bowl of watery stew4a watery grave literary if someone has a watery grave, they drown (=die by breathing in water)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a watery green light
- All they had to eat for weeks was bread and watery cabbage soup.
- Nicole got a cup of watery coffee from the machine downstairs.
- Ragweed causes runny noses and watery eyes.
- The coffee is horrible - really weak and watery.
- All week-end long, it sat on the kitchen table staring at him like a cold watery eye.
- In the eyes of the neighbours a watery oblivion.
- Lava lamps adorned the stage, while watery, pulsating lights flashed behind them.
- Men and boys send it arching, watery tributes.
- On the walls are framed prints of herons and egrets in cypress swamps and watery glades.
- Steward needed three shots to escape his watery grave and had a drenched set of waterproofs to prove it.
- The airline even staged a memorial near the watery crater in the Everglades.
- The net curtains were planets of watery growth.
Longman Language Activatora liquid that flows easily
a thin liquid flows very easily - use this about liquids that are often thick: · The paint was too thin, and was dripping everywhere.· For these crepes you will need a fairly thin batter, so do not add too much flour.
informal food that is runny is liquid but should be thicker than it is: · a boiled egg with a runny yolk· runny custard
food or drink that is watery contains too much water, so that it does not taste or look good: · The coffee is horrible - really weak and watery.· All they had to eat for weeks was bread and watery cabbage soup.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Her eyes were red and watery from crying. She gave him a watery smile.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Her eyes were red and watery from crying. She gave him a watery smile. (=full of tears)· Bethan’s eyes grew moist as she talked about her family.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· She developed a mild watery diarrhoea after two months of treatment but this resolved after gold injections were temporarily stopped.· Symptoms included nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhoea.· The commonest clinical symptom associated with V cholerae non-O1 infection is watery diarrhoea, mild to moderate in severity.
· Moves are now being made to lift the aircraft from its watery grave and preserve it locally.· Steward needed three shots to escape his watery grave and had a drenched set of waterproofs to prove it.· Should any fellow be passing by, he must refuse their invitation or else they will dance him to a watery grave.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1full of water or relating to water: - Should any fellow be passing by, he must refuse their invitation or else they will dance him to a watery grave.
Her eyes were red and watery from crying. Snakes lay eggs in a watery environment.2very weak or pale: a watery sun She gave him a watery smile.3watery food or drink contains too much water and has little taste: a bowl of watery stew4a watery grave literary if someone has a watery grave, they drown (=die by breathing in water)