Adjective

(wetter)

Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.

I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet .

Of weather or a time period, rainy.

It’s going to be wet tomorrow.

* Milton

wet October's torrent flood

Made up of liquid or moisture.

Water is wet .

(informal) Of a person, ineffectual.

Don't be so wet .

(slang) Of a woman or girl, sexually aroused.

He got me all wet .

(slang, of a person) Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.

That guy's wet ; after all, he just started yesterday.

(of a scientist or laboratory) Working with chemical or biological matter.

(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.

the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed

Permitting alcoholic beverages, as during Prohibition.

* 1995 , Richard F. Hamm, Shaping the Eighteenth Amendment

The wet states would be "the greatest beneficiaries" because the amendment would root out the liquor traffic within their cities.

(fountain pens and calligraphy) Depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.

* This pen's a wet writer, so it'll feather on this cheap paper.

(slang, archaic) Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

(Prior)

Covered in a sauce.

* 2000 , Robert Allen Palmatier, Food: a dictionary of literal and nonliteral terms , page 372

A chimichanga (MWCD: 1982) is a burrito that is deep-fried, rather than baked, and is served in the fashion of a wet burrito.

* 2005 , Restaurant business , Volume 104, Issues 1-10

The new item is its first "wet ," or sauce-topped, burrito.

* 2011 , J. Gabriel Gates, Charlene Keel, Dark Territory , page 13

But I'm getting the wet burrito.” Ignacio looked down at some sort of a tomato sauce–covered tortilla tube.

Adjective

(er)

Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

* Shakespeare

a poor, infirm, weak , and despised old man

* Dryden

weak with hunger, mad with love

Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.

a weak''' timber; a '''weak rope

Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.

weak''' resolutions; '''weak virtue

* Joseph Addison, The Fair Petinent Act I, scene I:

Guard thy heart / On this weak side, where most our nature fails.

Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.

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(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:

# (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.

# (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.

# (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.

(physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.

(slang) Bad or uncool.

(mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a statement which implies it.)

Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.

* Milton

If evil thence ensue, / She first his weak indulgence will accuse.

Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.

The prosecution advanced a weak case.

* Milton

convinced of his weak arguing

Lacking in vigour or expression.

a weak''' sentence; a '''weak style

Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.

* Shakespeare

weak prayers

(stock exchange) Tending towards lower prices.

a weak market