asweat

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asweat

/əˈswɛt/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

From a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + sweat.

adjective

dated, not comparable In a sweat; covered or soaked with sweat or some liquid resembling sweat; sweating. [...] Death was my red son, / Who, like an harvest man asweat with toil, / Perspires all gore, dissolved in bloody dews— [...]
Similar: sudoriferous, sudorific, sweaty

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"asweat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asweat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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asweat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asweat

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"asweat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asweat.

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@misc{asweat_2026,
  title = {asweat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asweat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}