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Definition of watered-down adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

watered-down

adjective

/ˌwɔːtəd ˈdaʊn/

/ˌwɔːtərd ˈdaʊn/

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a watered-down speech, piece of writing, etc. is changed in order to make it less strong or offensive

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a watered-down liquid is made weaker by adding water

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