watered

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/
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  • Homophone: warted (non-rhotic)

Etymology 1

From water +‎ -ed.

Verb

watered

  1. simple past and past participle of water

Etymology 2

From Middle English watered, watred, ywaterd, y-wattered, i-watred, i-watered, from Old English *wæterod, *ġewæterod, equivalent to water +‎ -ed. Cognate with West Frisian wetterd, Dutch verwaterd, German bewässert.

Adjective

watered (comparative more watered, superlative most watered)

  1. Supplied with water.
    Keep the horses well fed and watered.
    • 1898, Harlan P. Beach, Dawn on the Hills of Tʻang‎[1], New York, →OCLC, page 154:
      Like the two preceding provinces, Chiang-su forms part of the Great Plain. It has few hills and is more abundantly watered than any other province.
  2. Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.
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