wet
adjective
moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid.
wetly
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a word derived from
wet.
Example Sentences
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In the bath, I have wetly paged through a book about Putin’s K.G.B. cronies and a book about zombies, leaving them stiff and ruffled.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2020
A marble—with an iridescent ribbon of blue at its center, like a wave—flew from the child’s mouth and landed wetly in the carpet’s plush.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2013
A time-lapse segment of footage showed the fruiting bodies burst wetly from arms, legs and faces to spread their parasols high.
From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2012
Her styling would seem to confirm this: an androgynous, notably non-flesh-baring suit harking back to Little Richard, sealed with a wetly sculpted quiff.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2010
He took off the soft black hat and held it in his hand and the gray hair glistened wetly, and the band of white skin at the forehead shone in the light.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
