backwatery

English

Etymology

    From backwater +‎ -y.

    Adjective

    backwatery (comparative more backwatery, superlative most backwatery)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a backwater; isolated, dilapidated, ramshackle.
      • 2024 December 2, Shannon Sims, “Chilling Out in Coral Bay, Where Even Flip-Flops Are Optional”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 December 2024:
        That did not bode well for my solo beach daydream. Was it still possible to find that chill, backwatery vibe that St. John had long been known for? Or had the combination of Category 5 winds and overtourism left behind a degraded Eden?
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