🇬🇧 Watery meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Watery" describes something that has a lot of water in it, so it feels thin, runny, or soaked instead of thick or solid. A watery drink is mostly water, watery soup is very thin, and watery eyes are filled with tears or water.

I made paint so watery the picture quietly slid off the paper and hid under the table.

The lemonade was so watery the lemon slice filed a complaint for being outnumbered.

Grandpa’s watery soup was really just water with one lonely carrot doing the backstroke.

The wizard’s potion was super watery, so instead of turning me into a dragon, it just made me need the bathroom.

The mashed potatoes were so watery they registered themselves as potato soup.

A child stirred the soup, but it was too watery, slipping from the spoon in a thin, watery stream. He tasted the watery broth and frowned. His watery eyes filled with tears. He set the spoon down and ran outside to splash in a bright, watery puddle, smiling at the cool wet end.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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