Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Excessive wetness or moisture.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Excessive wetness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To make too wet; to make wetter than required.

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Examples

  • Even when mildew is not a worry, an overwet carpet of any fiber takes a long time to dry and cannot be walked on because it is more vulnerable to soil and stain.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Even when mildew is not a worry, an overwet carpet of any fiber takes a long time to dry and cannot be walked on because it is more vulnerable to soil and stain.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Even when mildew is not a worry, an overwet carpet of any fiber takes a long time to dry and cannot be walked on because it is more vulnerable to soil and stain.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Even when mildew is not a worry, an overwet carpet of any fiber takes a long time to dry and cannot be walked on because it is more vulnerable to soil and stain.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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