wetter

ADJECTIVE

damp, moist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dank foggy humid misty muggy rainy slippery snowy soaked sodden soggy stormy

STRONG

drenched dripping drizzling moistened pouring raining saturate saturated soaking sopping soused teeming

WEAK

aqueous clammy dewy showery slimy slushy soppy teary water-logged watery wringing-wet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arid clear dry

WEAK

dehydrated

Example Sentences

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Wetter winters increase the chances of river flooding, while sea-level rise makes coastal flooding more likely.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

Wetter conditions in the summer of 2022 and the following winter weren’t sufficient to revive the dying trees and shrubs but fostered tremendous growth of native perennial grass, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Wetter than temperate savannas, tropical savannas are characterized by tall grasses, sparse trees, and greater rainfall and are found bordering the equator.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Wetter events tended to occur near the equator, while drier conditions occurred at the mid-latitudes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

Had he been Wetter, I should have been alert for the wry smile and the lift of the brows; but he was his simple self, a perfect gentleman unspoiled by thought.

From The King's Mirror by Hope, Anthony