Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a wet state or condition; moistly.
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- adverb in a
wet manner
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Examples
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“I must look awful,” she murmured, trying ineffectively to push back errant clumps of blond hair that plastered wetly to her face.
Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011
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Instead of pouting wetly, their lips are symbolically taped shut with a yellow cross, and their speech bubbles ask awkward questions, such as: "Who killed Anna Politkovskaya?" and: "When will the next terrorist attack be?"
Thanks to plucky Norman Wisdom, it's now OK to fail Stephanie Merritt 2010
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Something scuttled on the ground and squashed wetly underfoot with each step.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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My clothes slapped wetly against his, and he dug his hands into my snaggled hair.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Something scuttled on the ground and squashed wetly underfoot with each step.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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She squeezed and he thrust against her, then lifted his head and kissed her again, jerking her tight against his chest as his tongue twined wetly with hers.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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His hair was mostly brown and clung wetly to his scalp.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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I open up my nostril slits and wetly snuffle the air for the faint stink of friends.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Three-inch thorns glistened wetly through the gray foliage.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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Something scuttled on the ground and squashed wetly underfoot with each step.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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