Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WA'TER-Y, a.

1. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as, a liquid; as, watery humors. The oily and watery parts of the aliment. – Arbuthnot.
2. Tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless; as, watery turneps. – Philips.
3. Wet; abounding with water; as, watery land; watery eyes. – Prior.
4. Pertaining to water; as, the watery god. – Dryden.
5. Consisting of water; as, a watery desert. – Newton.