watered-down
adjEtymology Adjectivized past participle of water down.
1
Containing extra water.
- Nobody likes watered-down scotch.
2
Colloquial, Figuratively Weakened or simplified.
- They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.
adj — 2 senses
Etymology Adjectivized past participle of water down.
Containing extra water.
Colloquial, Figuratively Weakened or simplified.
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