watertight
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈwɔːtərˌtaɪt/
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irrefutable
- The lawyer crafted a watertight argument that convinced the jury of her client's innocence.
- watertight case
She said it would be good practice to get that recipe absolutely exact and watertight.
- She said it would be good practice to get that recipe absolutely exact and watertight.
- But no, I mean, it's just that you can make a an utterly watertight argument with humanity needs something which is false.
- And there's just, I don't know, I feel like the litigiousness should have been more watertight.
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The thing is that with its consistent and largely watertight direction, Shin Sekai Yori has made it seem that everything was planned from the get-go.
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We don't have a watertight case.
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Not exactly a watertight case, is it?
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And even if you could get out, that contract is watertight.
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He's asking questions that are highly relevant to writing a watertight ruling on the issue.
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Now, I've got a strong case, ready to go, but your testimony will make it watertight.
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Moyes has always believed in building from the back; a watertight defense is a prerequisite no matter the circumstances.
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That seems watertight.
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Now I am well aware, Monsieur Poirot, that in your world when a murder takes place everyone automatically comes up with a watertight alibi.
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Of course, I also wonder if it has anything to do with not pursuing a case that is not watertight, and which could be a waste of public funds/not in public interest/etc.
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Synonyms
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5.9
A very strong argument or plan that has no weak points
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5.8
Hard to prove wrong
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7.4
Very strict and impossible to change
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8.0
So strong that no one can attack, defeat, or prove it wrong
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4.8
Very strong belief or feeling that cannot be changed
So complete and strong that no one can find a flaw
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Etymology
Watertight is also used for ideas and plans because it comes from water + tight, which suggests 'no holes' to let anything in. So a watertight argument has no gaps and cannot be easily attacked.