dumbed-down in English

Forms: more dumbed-down [comparative], most dumbed-down [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: dumbed + down Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dumbed|down}} dumbed + down Head templates: {{en-adj}} dumbed-down (comparative more dumbed-down, superlative most dumbed-down)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dumbed",
        "3": "down"
      },
      "expansion": "dumbed + down",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dumbed + down",
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    {
      "form": "more dumbed-down",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most dumbed-down",
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        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Made condescendingly simple."
      ],
      "id": "en-dumbed-down-en-adj-Po1rcWjQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "condescendingly",
          "condescendingly"
        ],
        [
          "simple",
          "simple"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dumbed down"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "made condescendingly simple",
          "word": "polopatický"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumbed-down"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dumbed",
        "3": "down"
      },
      "expansion": "dumbed + down",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dumbed + down",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more dumbed-down",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most dumbed-down",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "dumbed down"
    }
  ],
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        "English compound terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "Terms with Czech translations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Made condescendingly simple."
      ],
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        [
          "condescendingly",
          "condescendingly"
        ],
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          "simple",
          "simple"
        ]
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "made condescendingly simple",
      "word": "polopatický"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dumbed-down"
}

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"dumbed-down" meaning in English

Adjective