wetter

CEFRA1

/ˈwɛtə/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing more water or liquid than something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A wetting agent or surfactant.

Examples

  • In prehistory, the Sahara was a much wetter place.

  • Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwɛɾɚ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process.

  2. comparative form of wet: more wet.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A bedwetter.

More examples

In context

  • Anywhere, anytime, I'll get him, if he's in love; I'll corn his wedding He backed his wetter, I backed my wetter but who really held that wetting?

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After the storm, the ground was much blank than before, causing floods.

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Origin

adjective

From wet + -er.