drenched

Etymology

adj

  1. Completely wet; sodden
    The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.
    Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood 1979, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer (lyrics and music), “Spanish Bombs”, in London Calling, performed by The Clash
    Well I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun 2012, Bob Dylan (lyrics and music), “Pay in Blood”, in Tempest

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of drench

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