adjective wetter wet′·ter, wettest wet′·test

1. moistened, covered, or saturated with water or other liquid
2. rainy; foggy; misty a wet day
3. not yet dry wet paint
4. preserved or bottled in a liquid
5. using water; done with or in water or other liquid wet sanding
6. ☆ permitting or favoring the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; opposing prohibition a wet candidate, wet town
7. Brit., Informal weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE wæt, akin to ON vatr: for IE base see water

noun

1. water or other liquid; moisture
2. rain or rainy weather come in out of the wet
3. ☆ Informal a person who favors the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; one opposed to prohibition
4. Brit., Informal
   1. a person considered weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.
   2. a Conservative who is moderate or willing to compromise

transitive verb, intransitive verb wet or wetted wet′·ted, wetting wet′·ting

1. to make or become wet: often with through or down
2. to make (a bed, oneself, etc.) wet by urination