dilutedadj.
/dʌɪˈl(j)uːtɪd//dɪˈl(j)uːtɪd/ Weakened by the addition of water or other attenuating admixture, watered down; reduced in strength, colour, or characteristic quality.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weak (of immaterial things)
thin?c1225
wateryc1230
feeble1393
wash1548
waterish1549
fadea1554
limping1577
dilute1605
lank1607
languid1622
water gruel1630
invalid1635
sinewless1644
exsanguine1647
flaccid1647
diluted1681
wishy-washy1693
tiffany1694
foible1715
rickety1738
faintly1771
unrobust1775
pale1820
peely-wally1832
muscleless1841
weakling1848
weedy?1858
feeblose1882
papery1924
the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weakened
acrazed1521
extenuate1555
dispirited1659
diluted1681
deadened1720
evirtuate1799
attenuated1828
watered1866
weakened1870
the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dilution > [adjective] > diluted
allayed?a1475
lymphate1583
dilute1658
diluted1681
lew1882
watered-down1902
cut1938
1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Diluted, rinsed or washed.
1783 W. Mason tr. C. A. Dufresnoy Art of Painting 672 (R.) The social circle, the diluted bowl.
1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. II. 193 Pour diluted nitric acid over sugar.
1837 C. Babbage 9th Bridgewater Treat. vii. 91 A denser central nucleus surrounded by a more diluted light.
1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 150 We buy diluted wine.
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