wetly
2
3.6
- adverb
- /ˈwɛtli/
- The raindrops fell wetly onto the pavement, leaving small puddles everywhere.
- glistened wetly
- kissing him wetly
- smacked wetly
Examples
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"To help you," I replied, clambering wetly aboard the narrow boat.
Fiction book (2000) -
As Lange speaks, he sniffs wetly every so often.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hunting somewhere, no doubt, wetly nosing the black.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nedry felt something smack wetly against his chest.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sea crept wetly around their sneakers, slurping at the dry land.
Fiction book (1990) -
The deer stared up at us, dazed, eyes glimmering wetly.
Fiction book (1998) -
" She straightened her back, pushing aside the strands of graying hair that stuck wetly to her cheeks.
Fiction book (1991) -
A slight, red-bearded Yankee, he was constantly sucking on hard candies, which clicked wetly against his ill-fitting dentures.
Academic text (2011) -
The dog shook itself, splattering water wetly on the nearby plants.
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After the storm, the garden looked vibrant and wetly alive with fresh dew.
Synonyms
4
1.5
Extremely wet so that water falls from clothes or hair
1
2.5
In a slightly wet way that feels cool on the skin
1
8.2
In a very wet way, like clothes soaked by rain
1
4.7
In a wet, soft way on very damp ground
1
8.8
In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning
How Damp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wetly comes from the simple word wet meaning 'covered in water' and the adverb ending -ly meaning 'in a ... way'. So wetly describes doing something 'in a wet way', like tears running down the face or water spraying across the floor.