"dumbed-down" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dumbed-down [comparative], most dumbed-down [superlative]
Etymology: From dumbed + down. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dumbed|down}} dumbed + down Head templates: {{en-adj}} dumbed-down (comparative more dumbed-down, superlative most dumbed-down)
  1. Made condescendingly simple. Related terms: dumbed down Translations (made condescendingly simple): polopatický (Czech)
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