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whetted

whetted adjective: having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed. Also the simple past and past participle of whet.

Adjective

whetted (not comparable)

  1. Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.
    • Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 46
  2. (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid.
    • The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.

Also used as

whetted is also the simple past and past participle of whet.

Words formed from whetted

Phrases with whetted

Questions about whetted

What does whetted mean?
Whetted means having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.
What part of speech is whetted?
Whetted is an adjective.

Words near whetted in the dictionary

  1. whetstoned
  2. whetstones
  3. whetstoning
  4. Whettam
  5. Whettams
  6. whetted
  7. whetted someone's appetite
  8. whetten
  9. whettens
  10. whetter
  11. whetters

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