watery soup.
a watery discharge.
a watery blue.
b) weak; insipid; ineffectual; vapid: »a watery but harmless story.
A drowned person or a sunken ship goes to a watery grave.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
but´ter|i|ness — but|ter|y1 «BUHT uhr ee», adjective. 1. like butter. 2. containing or spread with butter: »buttery rolls. 3. Figurative. given to flattery: »buttery manners. ╂[< butter + y1] –but´ter|i|ness, noun. but|ter|y2 «BUHT uhr ee, BUHT r … Useful english dictionary
al´ter|nate|ness — al|ter|nate «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row:… … Useful english dictionary
bois´ter|ous|ness — bois|ter|ous «BOYS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. noisily cheerful: »The room was filled with boisterous laughter. SYNONYM(S): exuberant. 2. rough and stormy; violent: »a boisterous wind. SYNONYM(S): strong, turbulent. 3. ro … Useful english dictionary
de|ter´mined|ness — de|ter|mined «dih TUR muhnd», adjective. 1. with one s mind firmly made up; resolved: »The determined explorer kept on his way in spite of the storm. SYNONYM(S): inflexible, staunch, decided. 2. firm; resolute: »a determined effort. His… … Useful english dictionary
dex´ter|ous|ness — dex|ter|ous «DEHKS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. having skill with the hands: »A typist needs to be dexterous. 2. quick and skillful in bodily movements: »a dexterous acrobat. 3. having or showing skill in using the mind; clever: »A successful… … Useful english dictionary
mas´ter|ful|ness — mas|ter|ful «MAS tuhr fuhl, MAHS », adjective. 1. fond of power or authority; domineering: »She was attracted by his masterful ways. SYNONYM(S): imperious, lordly, overbearing. 2. expert or very skillful; masterly: »a masterful performance.… … Useful english dictionary
wa´ter|ish|ness — wa|ter|ish «WT uhr ihsh, WOT », adjective. = watery. (Cf. ↑watery) –wa´ter|ish|ly, adverb. –wa´ter|ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
wa´ter|less|ness — wa|ter|less «WT uhr lihs, WOT », adjective. using or containing little or no water: »waterless cooking. We know that the moon is an airless, waterless world (Atlantic). –wa´ter|less|ly, adverb. –wa´ter|less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
bit´ter|sweet´ness — bit|ter|sweet «BIHT uhr SWEET», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a climbing plant with purple, blue, or white flowers and small, poisonous, scarlet berries; woody nightshade. It belongs to the nightshade family. 2. a climbing shrub of North America with… … Useful english dictionary
jit´ter|i|ness — jit|ter|y «JIHT uhr ee», adjective, Informal. nervous; jumpy: »The nation is jittery over the Formosa situation (Wall Street Journal). –jit´ter|i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
wa´ter|white´ness — wa|ter white «WT uhr HWYT, WOT », adjective. colorless and transparent, as water or glass. –wa´ter|white´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
