Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watered-down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: wa-tered--down
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing extra water.

adj

Weakened or simplified.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Nobody likes watered-down scotch."
"They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors."

Etymology

Adjectivized past participle of water down.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

diluted

Questions

What does watered-down mean?: Containing extra water.
Where does watered-down come from?: Adjectivized past participle of water down.

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