Adjective
Diluted; containing extra water.
Nobody likes watered-down scotch.
(colloquial, figuratively) Weakened or simplified
They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.
watered down
Black marketeer Harry Lime faked his death in post-World War Two Vienna in a bid to shake off the occupying armies hunting him for selling lethal watered-down penicillin. Source: Internet
For example, the Bourbaki group adopted a watered-down and selective version of it as adequate to the requirements of their twin projects of (a) writing encyclopedic foundational works, and (b) supporting the axiomatic method as a research tool. Source: Internet
The Mi Watch Lite is likely to be the watered-down version of the in China starting at CNY 1,299 (roughly Rs. Source: Internet
Pyatnitsa looks like your run-of-the-mill provincial bar plying watered-down gin & tonics and rum & cokes on unsuspecting customers. Source: Internet
In the version you cite, the watered-down “darn” is being used in place of “damn” as a milder word for the curse. Source: Internet
In the watered-down version, it meant marrying the adoring husband and having his bright-eyed children, all while managing a successful career (and, of course, looking beautiful to boot). Source: Internet