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wetly

wetly

1 3.6
In a way that is covered with water or tears
  • adverb
  • /ˈwɛtli/
translation icon : mojadamente
  • The raindrops fell wetly onto the pavement, leaving small puddles everywhere.
  • glistened wetly
  • kissing him wetly
  • smacked wetly

Examples

  • "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.

  • After the storm, the garden looked vibrant and wetly alive with fresh dew.

Synonyms

damply
vswetly
1 2.5

In a slightly wet way that feels cool on the skin

is broader and can describe heavier or lighter liquid coverage
moistly
vswetly
1 2.8

In a slightly wet way

is broader and applies to any amount of surface liquid
soggily
vswetly
4.7

In a wet, soft way on very damp ground

is more neutral and covers simple surface presence of liquid
dewily
vswetly
8.8

In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning

is more general and lacks the fresh morning quality
dripping
vswetly
1.5

Extremely wet so that water falls from clothes or hair

is broader and can mean only a light surface film rather than full saturation
soddenly
vswetly
  • Archaic
8.2

In a very wet way, like clothes soaked by rain

is broader and can refer to light or heavy surface liquid presence

How Damp

soggily
4.7
wetly
1 3.6
damply
1 2.5
moistly
1 2.8

Surface Forms

wetly positive

Morphology

wetly = wet (transparent) = wet + ly

Direct adverbial formation from the adjective 'wet' with a literal meaning 'in a wet way', which is directly predictable.

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.