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wet

Military
A term used in spy circles referring to any spilling of blood. An assassination may be termed a wet affair, wet job, wet operation or, generically as wetwork or wet work.

Sexology
Referring to vaginal moistness, as in arousal.

Vox populi
Untried, inexperienced, green

wet

(wet)

1. Soaked with moisture, usually water.

2. A colloquial term for edematous or overhydrated.

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The wettish, sticky cement floor sent chills all the way up to her temples.

The evidence

The foam, which has a wettish feel, slowly returns to its original shape when not in use.

Carpenter: basic, but different

Sir Ian produces many pages of 'wettish' economic argument in order to lay most of our current evils at her door, for, as he sees it, being obsessed by the dogma of monetarism.

The Anatomy of Thatcherism

With an effort, the bay snuffed it down to a wettish snuffling, tears glitter-bright in the corners of his eyes.

Where is the love in this brave new world?

"We know the likelihood is that we'll be playing on a wettish wicket on Sunday, and I don't think they'll be used to playing on a low, slow Honley deck.