wet and dry
Both saturated, desiccated
Wet and dry describes something designed to work in both wet and dry conditions: a wet and dry vacuum handles liquids and solids, wet and dry sandpaper can be used with water.
The phrase also appears in legal contexts where areas vote on alcohol sales: The county held a wet and dry election.
- moistSlightly wet
- dampSlightly wet
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
humid · soggy · crisp · towel · desert · rain · drought · dehydrated · saturated · water damage · dripping · sponge · thirsty · puddle · scorched · clammy · brittle · wrung
comprehensiveness
wet and drypartial
Favoring one side
limited · narrow · incomplete · selective · restricted
variability
wet and dryconstant
Fixed, unvarying quantity
unchanging · stable · steady · uniform · consistent
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