backwatery

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a backwater; isolated, dilapidated, ramshackle.

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Meanings

adjectivebackwatery (comparative more backwatery, superlative most backwatery)

comparative more backwatery · superlative most backwatery

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a backwater; isolated, dilapidated, ramshackle.

    That did not bode well for my solo beach daydream. Was it still possible to find that chill, backwatery vibe that St. John had long been known for? Or had the combination of Category 5 winds and overtourism left behind a degraded Eden?

    2024 December 2, Shannon Sims, “Chilling Out in Coral Bay, Where Even Flip-Flops Are Optional”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024

Origin

From backwater + -y.

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APA

backwatery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwatery

MLA

“backwatery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwatery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backwatery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwatery.

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