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.
  2. Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.
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