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watered¹

  • /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/

Sounds like warted (non-rhotic)

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of water

watered²

  • /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/

Sounds like warted (non-rhotic)

Where it comes from

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 more watered · most watered

  1. Supplied with water. Keep the horses well fed and watered.
  2. Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moire, patterned, flooded, depleted, irrigated, dampened, soaked, moistened, wetted, wet, doused, sluiced, saturated, sprayed, misted, laved

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@misc{watered_2026,
  title = {watered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}