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unwatered

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not watered.

Lacking water: not having been provided with drinking water, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • One of your highest duties as a farmhand is to make sure that no livestock goes unwatered, even when things go wrong with the equipment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Not watered.

Not having any surface water: no bodies of water and little to no rain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unwatered valley
  • an unwatered plain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English watered English unwatered From un- + watered.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَعْلِيّ (baʕliyy) — not watered
  • Greek: ανέρωτος (anérotos) — not watered
  • Manx: neu-ushtit — not watered