Watercressed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Adorned or flavored with watercress. not-comparable

    "Bright, laughing streams, moving over their gravel beds and drowned ledges, fed by watercressed springs from under towering walls. The Mississippi and our other senior rivers are very solemn, and take themselves very seriously."

Synonyms

All synonyms
watercressy

Example

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"Bright, laughing streams, moving over their gravel beds and drowned ledges, fed by watercressed springs from under towering walls. The Mississippi and our other senior rivers are very solemn, and take themselves very seriously."

Etymology

From watercress + -ed.

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