watered-down



watered-down

1. Literally, of a drink or solution that has been diluted with water. To reduce my daughter's sugar intake, I give her watered-down juice. That cleaner has such a strong smell that I can only use a watered-down version of it.
2. Inferior. That movie was terrible—it's basically just a watered-down version of the The Godfather.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AgustÍə-ghoos-TEECatalan
Wilmot-Medieval English
Barrfhionn-Irish
Lina['li:nə]
Isa (2)EE-sah: (Dutch)German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
Thersa-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek