watered-down

See also: watered down

English

Alternative forms

• watered down

Pronunciation

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Adjective

watered-down (comparative more watered-down, superlative most watered-down)

1. Diluted; containing extra water.

   Nobody likes watered-down scotch.

2. (colloquial, figurative) Weakened or simplified

   They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.

Related terms

• water down

Translations

Diluted

• Polish: rozwodniony
• Russian: разба́вленный (ru) (razbávlennyj)
• Swedish: urvattnad (sv)