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[ waw-ter-ish, wot-er- ] / ˈwɔ tər ɪʃ, ˈwɒt ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waterish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesomewhat, or tending to be, watery. Origin of waterishFirst recorded in 1520–30; water + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM waterishwa·ter·ish·ly, adverbwa·ter·ish·ness, nounWords nearby waterishwatering can, watering hole, watering place, watering pot, water intoxication, waterish, water jacket, waterjet, water jump, water key, water-laid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waterishThe Blacke Peach is a great large Peach, of a very darke browne colour on the outside, it is of a waterish taste, and late ripe. The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick The Sugar peare is an early peare, very sweete, but waterish. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick The blacke Peach is a great large Peach, of a very darke browne colour on the outside, it is of a waterish taste, and late ripe. The Peaches of New York|U. P. Hedrick Some thinke the Hasell would haue a chanily rocke, and the sallow, and eller a waterish marish. A New Orchard And Garden|William Lawson
Words related to waterishadulterated, cut, impaired, impoverished, light, reduced, spiked, thin, washy, watered-down, watery, weak, wishy-washy, attenuated, laced, moderated, shaved, tempered, bland, distasteful |