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- [awl wet]
- /ɔl wɛt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl wet]
- /ɔl wɛt/
Definitions of all wet words
- noun all wet wrong; mistaken 3
- adjective all wet moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands. 1
- adjective all wet in a liquid form or state: wet paint. 1
- adjective all wet characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid. 1
- adjective all wet moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous. 1
- adjective all wet allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town. 1
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Origin of all wet
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water
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Parts of speech for All wet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all wet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
all wet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for all wet
adj all wet
- untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- spurious — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
Antonyms for all wet
adj all wet
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.
- true — being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
- accurate — careful and exact
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