watered

[ waw-terd, wot-erd ]

adjective

1. having rivers or streams:

   an amply watered area.

2. receiving rain or other precipitation.
3. sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water:

   a poorly watered garden.

4. having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking:

   watered silk.

5. (of stock) issued in excess of a company's true worth.

Other Words From

• un·watered adjective
• well-watered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of watered¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; water, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

What other demands are going to be watered down in the next few years?”

From BBC

It was watered down eventually, despite former Prime Minister Tony Blair's manifesto promise to end the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the upper house.

From BBC

At the end of the first Test, the part of the square likely to be used for the second Test was being watered.

From BBC

It’s part of a row of impeccably kept 19th Century terrace houses - there are freshly watered plant pots outside many of the front steps, and no litter or graffiti.

From BBC

Watchdog groups were deeply disappointed, saying the measure does not go far enough after the City Council watered down a proposal that had more sweeping changes.

From Los Angeles Times