Watery

Examples

• The whole atmosphere could not consist of such groups of three because the watery particles were but a small portion of the total a tmosphere. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He saw me; for the moon had opened a blue field in the sky, and rode in it watery bright: he took his hat off, and waved it round his head. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• This gentleman,' said Silas Wegg, pointing out Venus, 'this gentleman, Boffin, is more milk and watery with you than I'll be. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The wind, favourable to him, blew so strongly in shore, that we were unable, as we had at first intended, to meet him on his watery road. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I begged Sergeant's Cuff's pardon, but I am afraid I did it with watery eyes, and not in a very becoming way. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• We are through the village, up the hill, and down the hill, and on the low watery grounds. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• A few seconds afterwards, a deafening watery sound came up with awful peal from the spot where they had disappeared. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He was happy, thrusting with his legs and all his body, without bond or connection anywhere, just himself in the watery world. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Here, as in a lion's den, Undevoured we still remain, Pass secure the watery flood, Hanging on the arm of God. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• His dim watery eyes were fixed on my face with an expression of vacant and wistful inquiry very painful to see. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• As the high watery walls came rolling in, and, at their highest, tumbled into surf, they looked as if the least would engulf the town. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The tall, heavy old man looked at Gomez with his outthrust head and considered him carefully with his watery eyes. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• You're too milk and watery with our friend, you are indeed,' remonstrated Silas, with a disapproving shake of his wooden head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• One of them grows more and more watery-- Ah! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Following the drops and smears, she saw that the watery margin of the bank was bloody. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Looking up at the sky, I saw the rack of clouds getting blacker and blacker, and hurrying faster and faster over a watery moon. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Those who modestly betook themselves to the smaller craft, for the most part achieved their watery journey in safety. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We have given the name milk to the sweet and watery liquid, of a whitish color, which is inclosed in considerable quantity in the kernel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The wave caused by the explosion swamped the submarine and it and its crew found a watery grave. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Mr Venus here being too milk and watery with you, I am the boy for you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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