びしょびしょ

びしょびしょ is an onomatopoeic word describing being thoroughly soaked with water. It functions as a na-adjective and adverb.

FORMS:

• びしょびしょだ: is soaking wet (predicate)
• びしょびしょに濡(ぬ)れる: to get soaking wet
• びしょびしょになる: to become soaking wet
• びしょびしょの服(ふく): soaking wet clothes (modifier)

DEGREES OF WETNESS:

• しっとり: slightly moist (pleasant)
• じっとり: damp, clammy (unpleasant)
• びしょびしょ: soaking wet
• ずぶ濡(ぬ)れ: completely drenched (noun)

REGISTER:
Casual and vivid. Common in everyday speech. The variant びしょ濡(ぬ)れ (noun) means "soaking wet" and is slightly more literary.