Difference between Drenched and Wet

What is the difference between Drenched and Wet?

Drenched as an adjective is completely wet; sodden while Wet as an adjective is of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.

Drenched

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Completely wet; sodden

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To soak, to make very wet.

Wet

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Liquid or moisture.Rainy weather.A moderate Conservative.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.Of weather or a day, rainy.Made up of liquid or moisture.Of a person, ineffectual.Of a woman, sexually aroused.Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.Working with chemical or biological matter.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover or impregnate with liquid.To urinate accidentally in or on.To become wet

Example sentence: Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

We hope you now know whether to use Drenched or Wet in your sentence.

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