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WORT-uh-tyt/ˈwɔːtətaɪt/

Watertight means not letting water in; of an argument or contract, without holes: a watertight roof, a watertight case. Sound is the argument twin; leaky sits opposite. A slogan is comms; a named n is methods.

Meaning

Not letting water in; of an argument or contract, without holes.

Examples

• “A watertight methods page names the n; a slogan does not.”
• “Sound is the argument twin. Hermetic is technical. A slogan is a line. A cell is a number. Put the number in; then the tagline.”

Good to know

Sealed against leaks (roof or argument). Close (argument): sound. A slogan ≠ methods.

Near in meaning

sound

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