Watered-down

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Diluted; containing extra water.

    "Nobody likes watered-down scotch."

  2. 2
    Weakened or simplified colloquial, figuratively

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

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adulteratedairyattenuatedbatedbelittledboyish

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"Today is the biggest day of the year for drinking watered-down beer and watching advertisements occasionally interrupted by people running into each other."

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