Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Heywood (c1496–c1578), playwright and epigrammatist. From over- + wet early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From over- + wet.
Definition of overwet in US English:
overwet
adjectiveˌəʊvəˈwɛt
Too wet; very wet.
verbˌəʊvəˈwɛt
with objectTo wet too much; to make too wet.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Heywood (c1496–c1578), playwright and epigrammatist. From over- + wet<br>early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From over- + wet.