waterish
Example Sentences
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And he called the Duke of Burgundy, in contempt, a waterish duke, because his love for this young maid had in a moment run all away like water.
From Tales from Shakespeare by Lamb, Mary
And now the sun broke out pallid and waterish; the rain yet fell, but there was no more tempest: that hot firmament had cloven and poured out its lightnings.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
There is no less variety in the colours; some being light-red, others like the colour of honey, many of a dark ash-colour, but most of a waterish green.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
Because the eye is moist above all parts of the body, and of a waterish nature; and as the water is clear and smooth, so likewise is the eye.
The Blood—and the cold cup was in my hand, Cold as an axe-heft washed with waterish red.
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred
