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μούσκεμα
soaked, drenched /ˈmuskema/
adverbC1#3995 most common
Also: a total mess (idiomatic: to botch something), soaking wet
Example sentences
Έγινα μούσκεμα στη βροχή.
I got soaked in the rain.
Τα παπούτσια μου έγιναν μούσκεμα.
My shoes got soaking wet.
Βγήκε χωρίς ομπρέλα και έγινε μούσκεμα.
He went out without an umbrella and got drenched.
Ο υπάλληλος τα έκανε μούσκεμα με την παραγγελία.
The employee made a total mess of the order.
Παρόλο που φορούσε αδιάβροχο, βγήκε μούσκεμα από τη θύελλα.
Even though he wore a raincoat, he came out soaked from the storm.
Η εκδρομή, που την είχαν σχεδιάσει επί μήνες, έγινε μούσκεμα εξαιτίας μιας απρόβλεπτης καταιγίδας.
The trip, which they had planned for months, was a complete washout because of an unforeseen storm.
Word family
μουσκεύωto soak, to drench
μουσκεμένοςsoaked, drenched
μουσκίδιsoaking wet (near-synonym used the same predicative way)
ξεμουσκίζωto dry out after being soaked
Etymology
Μούσκεμα is a deverbal noun formed from the verb μουσκεύω, meaning to soak or make wet. Speakers use it in fixed predicate expressions like έγινα μούσκεμα, so in practice it functions as an adverb-like state word rather than a countable noun. The root μουσκ- appears only within this small word family in Greek, and its deeper origin is not established with confidence.
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