wettish

wet·tish

adj \ˈwe-tish\

Definition of WETTISH

: somewhat wet : moist

Examples of WETTISH

1. <the ground is still rather wettish after last night's downpour>

First Known Use of WETTISH

1648

Related to WETTISH

Synonyms: damp, dampish, dank, moist

Related Words: semimoist; dewy, misty; clammy; humid, muggy, sticky; sultry, summery, sweltering, torrid, tropical; awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, steeped, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked

Near Antonyms: arid, dry, waterless; baked, bone-dry, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, sere (also sear), sunbaked; hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

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Rhymes with WETTISH

Lettish, pettish