Whetted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whetted is an adjective meaning Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.
Meaning
Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.
More Meanings
- (technology) (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid.
- simple past and past participle of whet
Example Sentences
The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.
Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keen, wetting, cerused, surface-active, retted, frost-worked.
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