1 : covered or soaked with water or another liquid : not dry
▪ a pile of wet clothes/towels/leaves ▪ Be careful not to slip on the wet floor. ▪ My hair is still wet. ▪ My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle. ▪ The grass was wet with dew. ▪ His clothes were dripping/soaking/sopping wet. [=very wet] ▪ (Brit) His clothes were wet through. [=completely/very wet] 2 : having a lot of rain : rainy
▪ a cold, wet morning ▪ wet climates ▪ It has been a wet spring. [=it has rained a lot this spring] 3 of paint, plaster, etc. : not yet dry : still moist or sticky
▪ wet cement ▪ Don't touch the paint. It's still wet. 4 US, informal : allowing alcoholic beverages to be sold or drunk
▪ a wet state/county 5 : soaked with urine
▪ wet diapers : wearing a diaper that is soaked with urine ▪ The baby is wet. 6 Brit, informal + disapproving : lacking strength and determination
▪ The main character is so wet [=weak] that it's hard to feel sorry for him.
▪ a pile of wet clothes/towels/leaves ▪ Be careful not to slip on the wet floor. ▪ My hair is still wet. ▪ My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle. ▪ The grass was wet with dew. ▪ His clothes were dripping/soaking/sopping wet. [=very wet] ▪ (Brit) His clothes were wet through. [=completely/very wet]
▪ a cold, wet morning ▪ wet climates ▪ It has been a wet spring. [=it has rained a lot this spring]
▪ wet cement ▪ Don't touch the paint. It's still wet.
▪ a wet state/county
▪ wet diapers : wearing a diaper that is soaked with urine ▪ The baby is wet.
▪ The main character is so wet [=weak] that it's hard to feel sorry for him.
all wet
US, informal : completely wrong : not correct
▪ She told him that his argument was all wet. ▪ He's all wet.
▪ She told him that his argument was all wet. ▪ He's all wet.
get your feet wet
: to begin doing a new job, activity, etc., in usually a slow and simple way in order to become more familiar with it
▪ She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.
▪ She got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks.
wet behind the ears
informal : young and not experienced
▪ The young reporter was still wet behind the ears.
▪ The young reporter was still wet behind the ears.
— wet·ly adverb
— wet·ness noun [noncount]
▪ These plants will tolerate wetness and cold temperatures.
▪ These plants will tolerate wetness and cold temperatures.







