whetted

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adjective

Having undergone the process of whetting; sharpened or honed.

“The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.”

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Meanings

adjectivewhetted (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving 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. not comparableengineering(of a surface) exposed to a working fluid.

    The inside of a valve has whetted parts constructed of corrosion-resistant material.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of whet

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

whetted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whetted

MLA

“whetted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whetted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whetted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whetted.

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