wettishadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛtɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛdɪʃ/

Etymology: < wet adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat wet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > rather or somewhat

wettish1648

dankish1727

1648 R. Josselin Diary (1908) 53 A wett night, and wettish day.

1651 in S. Hartlib Legacie 112 I have been with Doctor D. about Lucern, who tells me that it groweth best in wettish grounds.

1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 47 This loose Earth..should be ploughed and sowed in a wettish Time.

1764 J. Ferguson Lect. Select Subj. 59 Wettish or sandy ground.

1788 Ld. Auckland Corr. (1861) II. 98 It continues wettish and windy.

1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 34 16 Flowers are odoriferous in wettish air.

1828 T. Carlyle Let. 1 Feb. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) IV. 319 She looked..eastward, with wettish eyes.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) III. 192 Weather mild though dim and wettish.

1882 Garden 6 May 305/1 Particularly in deep, wettish soils.

Derivatives

ˈwettishness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Moistness, wettishness, dampness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wettish
释义	wettishadj. Brit. /ˈwɛtɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈwɛdɪʃ/ Etymology: < wet adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat wet. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > rather or somewhat wettish1648 dankish1727 1648 R. Josselin Diary (1908) 53 A wett night, and wettish day. 1651 in S. Hartlib Legacie 112 I have been with Doctor D. about Lucern, who tells me that it groweth best in wettish grounds. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 47 This loose Earth..should be ploughed and sowed in a wettish Time. 1764 J. Ferguson Lect. Select Subj. 59 Wettish or sandy ground. 1788 Ld. Auckland Corr. (1861) II. 98 It continues wettish and windy. 1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 34 16 Flowers are odoriferous in wettish air. 1828 T. Carlyle Let. 1 Feb. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1970) IV. 319 She looked..eastward, with wettish eyes. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) III. 192 Weather mild though dim and wettish. 1882 Garden 6 May 305/1 Particularly in deep, wettish soils. Derivatives ˈwettishness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Moistness, wettishness, dampness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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