Word Frequency
wet (wɛt
)
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: wetter, wettest
- moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
- not yet dry or solid ⇒
wet varnish
- rainy, foggy, misty, or humid ⇒
wet weather
- employing a liquid, usually water ⇒
a wet method of chemical analysis
- (mainly US & Canadian) characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages ⇒
a wet state
- (British, informal) feeble or foolish
noun
- wetness or moisture
- damp or rainy weather
- (British, informal) a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry (sense 21)
- (British, informal) a feeble or foolish person
- (mainly US & Canadian) a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
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verb
Word forms: wets, wetting, wet, wetted
- to make or become wet
- to urinate on (something)
- tr (dialect) to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
Derived Forms
ˈwetly adverbˈwetness noun
ˌwettaˈbility noun
ˈwettable adjective
ˈwetter noun
ˈwettish adjective
Word Origin
Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucketExample Sentences Including 'wetly'
And there were moments when there was a catch in Alfie's throat, when his eyes blinked wetly.Passion in the Peak
The coach still glistened wetly on the cobbles, though the buckets were gone.GALLOWS THIEF (2002)
The grass clung wetly to her legs above her boots, soaking her trousers.Midnight is a Lonely Place
When I'd done the leaves glistened wetly with chemical residue.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
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