watered-down
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watered-down
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Adjectivized past participle of water down.
adjective more watered-down · most watered-down · watered down
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Containing extra water.
Nobody likes watered-down scotch.
Similar: diluted
- Weakened or simplified. They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.
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adj containing extra water
| Français | dilué |
|---|---|
| Русский | разба́вленный razbávlennyj |
adj weakened or simplified
| Français | édulcoré |
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