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wet, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Skip to main content Factsheet Etymology Meaning & use Pronunciation Forms Frequency Compounds & derived words Dictionary Historical Thesaurus Factsheet Quotations Hide all quotations Earlier version wet, a. in OED Second Edition (1989) In other dictionaries wē̆t, adj. in Middle English Dictionary Factsheet What does the adjective wet mean? There are 49 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective wet , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. wet has developed meanings and uses in subjects including weather (Old English) soil science (Old English) anatomy (Middle English) woodworking (Middle English) pathology (mid 1500s) fish (late 1500s) fortification (late 1500s) measurement (late 1500s) food and cooking (early 1600s) Quakerism (early 1700s) drink (late 1700s) chemistry (1800s) nautical (1830s) medicine (1840s) British politics (1910s) Entry status OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use How common is the adjective wet ? About 20 occurrences per million words in modern written English 1750 19 1760 14 1770 26 1780 15 1790 17 1800 16 1810 13 1820 13 1830 15 1840 16 1850 18 1860 20 1870 20 1880 21 1890 21 1900 23 1910 26 1920 26 1930 25 1940 27 1950 24 1960 20 1970 21 1980 22 1990 22 2000 23 2010 23 See frequency What is the earliest known use of the adjective wet ? Earliest known use Old English The earliest known use of the adjective wet is in the Old English period (pre-1150). It is also recorded as a verb from the Old English period (pre-1150). See meaning & use How is the adjective wet pronounced? British English /wɛt/ U.S. English /wɛt/ See pronunciation Nearby entries westwards, adv., n., & adj. Old English– west wind, n. Old English– west-winded, adj. 1851 west-windy, adj. 1827– West Wing, n. 1922– west world, n. 1567–1882 westy, adj.¹ Old English–1450 westy, adj.² 1598–1867 wet, n.¹ Old English– wet, n.² 1719– wet, adj. Old English– wet, v. Old English– wet, adv. 1697– weta, n. 1843– wetback, n. 1920– wet bar, n. 1968– wet-bed, n. 1934– wet blanket, n. 1618– wet blanket, v. 1844– wet-blanketing, adj. 1843– wet-blanketiveness, n. 1834 Browse more nearby entries Etymology Three distinct types are represented here: (1) the α-forms, originating in Old English wǽt adjective = Old Frisian wêt ( West Frisian wiet , dialect weet ; North Frisian wiat , wīt ), Old Norse vátr … Show more Three distinct types are represented here: (1) the α-forms, originating in Old English wǽt adjective = Old Frisian wêt ( West Frisian wiet , dialect weet ; North Frisian wiat , wīt ), Old Norse vátr ( Icelandic votur , Norwegian vaat ; Swedish våt , Danish vaad ), a word not found outside of the Anglo-Frisian and Scandinavian groups; (2) the β-forms resulting from the adoption of the Old Scandinavian *wāt- ( Old Norse vátr ), giving the common northern Middle English wate , wait , and the rare midland wote ; (3) the γ-forms, properly the past participle of the verb, which finally supplant the others except in dialect. The Scottish wat may either be a variant of this or of the earlier wate . Show less Cite Meaning & use Quotations Hide all quotations Contents Earlier version wet, a. in OED Second Edition (1989) In other dictionaries wē̆t, adj. in Middle English Dictionary 1. Old English– Consisting of moisture, liquid. Chiefly as a pleonastic rhetorical epithet of water or tears. In Old English used with reference to mediaeval physiology = moist adj. A.1d , humid adj. b . OE Sie eorðe is dryge & ceald, & þæt wæter wæt & ceald. Ælfred , translation of Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiae xxxiii. §5 OE Forgif, drihten, þæt þyses fyres hæto sy gecyrred on wætne deaw. Ælfric , Lives of Saints xxx. 441 c 1220 Al ðat eure smelleð swete, be it drie, be it wete . Bestiary 752 a 1300 Waters renand alwais wat . Cursor Mundi 23679 13.. Horn..spec wiþ wete tearen. King Horn (MS Harley) 970 c 1330 Þre dayes hit was þey nought ete, Ne nought drank þat was wete . R. Mannyng , Chronicle Wace 9952 c 1374 This cely Venus nygh dreynt in teres wete . G. Chaucer , Compl. Mars 89 c 1374 Phebus with his hete Gan..to warmen of þe Est See þe wawes wete . G. Chaucer , Troilus v. 1109 1513 Careit throu feill large haw stremys wait . G. Douglas , translation of Virgil, Æneid vii. v. 82 1608 Be your teares wet , yes faith, I pray weep not. W. Shakespeare , King Lear xxi. 68 a 1861 Our voice which thrilled you so, will let You sleep; our tears are only wet . E. B. Browning , Last Poems (1862) 38 1894 At Suez, Padishah gave way to tears—actual wet tears—when Potter became the owner of the birds. Pall Mall Gazette 20 December 3/1 1896 But, oh, the little cargo-boats, that sail the wet seas roun'. R. Kipling , Seven Seas 85 in combination 1597 The drie-land foule, did make the sea their nest, The wet -sea fish did make the land their rest. T. Middleton , Wisdome of Solomon Paraphrased xix. sig. Bb v Show quotations Hide quotations Cite Historical thesaurus the world matter liquid moisture or humidity [adjectives] wet Old English– Consisting of moisture, liquid. Chiefly as a pleonastic rhetorical epithet of water or tears. dank ?a1400–1601 Wet, watery, wetting. Said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. Obsolete . View in Historical Thesaurus 2.a. Old English– Of weather, a period of time, a locality: Rainy. OE Of untidlican gewideran, þæt is, of wætum sumerum, & of drygum wintrum. translation of Orosius, History iii. iii. 102 c 1380 As wete somers nurishen siche tares. J. Wyclif , Select English Works vol. I. 96 c 1461 Upon Thursday which was a wete day. Bale's Chron. in Six Town Chron. (1911) 145 1577 You must not plowe in wette weather. B. Googe , translation of C. Heresbach, Foure Bookes of Husbandry i. f. 21 v 1637 Wet Octobers torrent flood. J. Milton , Comus 32 a 1684 A very wett , & sickly season. J. Evelyn , Diary anno 1679 (1955) vol. IV. 182 1685 The wettest and windiest day that I have seene. in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney, Memoirs of Verney Family 17th Century (1907) vol. II. 382 1786 The Simmer had been cauld an' wat . R. Burns , Poems & Songs (1968) vol. I. 158 1849 They had passed a long wet day together without ennui. C. Brontë , Shirley vol. II. i. 25 1863 Three miserable soaking- wet days. W. C. Baldwin , African Hunting iii. 94 1870 [In] The Riviera..it is seldom or never, at the same time, cold and wet . J. H. Bennet , Winter & Spring Mediterranean vii. 177 1877 The wettest spot in England being near Seathwaite in Cumberland. T. H. Huxley , Physiography 46 Show quotations Hide quotations Cite Historical thesaurus weather the world the earth weather and the atmosphere weather wet weather [adjectives] wet (of weather, place, or time) wet Old English– Of weather, a period of time, a locality: Rainy. moist a1398– Of a season, climate, etc.: wet; rainy; having some rain; having a considerable rainfall. watery a1398– Of a cloud: full of moisture which is ready to fall as rain; (of the sky) characterized by such clouds, overcast, threatening rain. Also of the… moisty a1500– Of a season, day, etc.: having wet or damp weather; having a wet climate. Now chiefly in collocation with misty . waterish 1545– Of air, mist, clouds, etc.: watery, full of moisture. Also of a month, season, etc.: wet, rainy. Now rare . washy 1566–1726 Having too much moisture, water-logged. Of wind or weather: Bringing moisture or rain. rotten 1567– Of weather or climate: damp, wet, rainy. slabby 1653– Wet, miry, muddy, slushy, sloppy. Now dialect . Of weather. weety 1658– Rainy, wet. late 1673 English regional ( northern ). Of weather: wet, unseasonable. Obsolete . rare . blashy 1725– Of or characterized by sudden heavy showers; heavily splashy. fresh 1790 Of weather. Cold, chilly, or windy. Also ( English regional ( northern )): wet. slottery 1790– dialect . Of weather, etc.: Wet, dirty. soft 1812– Of weather, a season, a day, etc. Chiefly Scottish , Irish English , and English regional ( northern ). Rainy, wet; (also) thawing. givey 1829– Inclined to yield or give way; pliable, springy, soft; moist (see also quots.). juicy 1837– Of weather: Rainy, wet, soaking. colloquial . sploshy 1838– Sloppy. Also, characterized by splashing or sploshing. sposhy 1842–1914 Muddy, sodden; = plashy , adj.¹ 1; (of weather) that makes the ground muddy or sodden; (in extended use) mushy, watery. slip-sloppy a1845– Wet, sloppy. splishy-splashy c1850– Sloppy, slushy. shabby 1853– dialect and colloquial . Of weather: Wet and unpleasant. soppy 1872– Of the season or weather: Very wet or rainy. sappy 1885– Full of moisture; moist; wet; sodden; rainy. Obsolete exc. dialect . Cf. soppy , adj. View in Historical Thesaurus 2.b. c1540– Of the air, wind, etc.: Holding or carrying moisture in the form of vapour. c 1540 (? a 1400) Wintur vp wacknet with his wete aire. Destruction of Troy 12474 [Composed ? a 1400] 1883 In the tunnel a cold, wet draught..blew. R. L. Stevenson , Silverado Squatters ii. ii. 86 Show quotations Hide quotations Cite Historical thesaurus weather the world the earth weather and the atmosphere weather precipitation or atmospheric moisture [adjectives] holding moisture in vapour form watery a1398– Of a cloud: full of moisture which is ready to fall as rain; (of the sky) characterized by such clouds, overcast, threatening rain. Also of the… wet c1540– Of the air, wind, etc.: Holding or carrying moisture in the form of vapour. View in Historical Thesaurus 2.c. c1425– Of a star: Bringing rain. c 1425 At holy rode day..bygynneth þe myȝt & þe strengþe of þe wete sterre arture. MS Digby 233 lf. 225/1 Show quotations Hide quotations Cite Historical thesaurus weather the world the earth weather and the atmosphere weather precipitation or atmospheric moisture rain [adjectives] causing, bringing, or connected with rain rainy c1384– Of a cloud, the sky, et