adjective
Diminished in force or effect: “[Students] who do not [test well] get a watered-down curriculum that reflects the system's minimal expectations of them” ( Sheila Tobias )
watered-down
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Adjective
(comparative more watered-down, superlative most watered-down)
- diluted; containing extra water
- Nobody likes watered-down scotch.
- (idiomatic) weakened or simplified
- They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.
Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of water down
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