Meaning & use

wetter

adjective·Everyday

More covered or saturated with liquid; the comparative form of 'wet'.

See it in a sentence

The forecast predicted a wetter than average spring across the entire region.

This towel is wetter than the one you gave me earlier.

A note on using this word

Wetter is the standard comparative of 'wet', formed by doubling the final consonant before adding '-er'.

Words with a similar meaning

dampersoggier

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Words with an opposite meaning

drier

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