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by brownbat 2841 days ago
Yup. Don't argue about defining terms, just ask the defining terms people.

Merriam-Webster: a : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water)

American Heritage: 1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water: a wet towel.

OED: 1. Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Ironically, most dictionaries have fish and submarines easily wet, but don't do a great job of handling the situation where you just get a few drops of rain on you, when you're a little bit wet. They use "covered with," which to me suggests they're only talking about when you're thoroughly wet or submerged.

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He laid out what he believes to be the defining term/condition of wet in his mind, and that's what I'm saying is bogus. He's saying completely submerging something means it's not wet. That makes no sense and there is not a single definition I could find that supports that assertion.
I was agreeing with you. :)
By those definitions you're already wet from your own composition.