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

“The daily battles won, the thousand territories gained, the many sacrifices you made for the culture on film sets through your career, the things you refused to compromise along the way lay the blueprints for us to follow. So now, let he who has watered be watered. Let he who has given be given to.”

From Los Angeles Times

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