noun
- The wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water.
- usage: "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"
- synonyms: wateriness, muddiness
- A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for.
- synonyms: slovenliness, unkemptness
- The quality of not being careful or taking pains.
- synonyms: carelessness
- Falsely emotional in a maudlin way.
- synonyms: mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, mushiness, soupiness
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