klitschnass

soaking wet

adjective KLITCH-nas Rare

Also means

drenched

Usage Note

klitschnass is an emphatic colloquial word for being thoroughly soaked, stronger than nass, as in klitschnass werden (to get drenched). The klitsch- prefix intensifies the wetness.

Examples

"Ohne Schirm kam ich klitschnass zu Hause an."

Natural Translation

Without an umbrella I arrived home soaking wet.

Literal Translation

Without umbrella came I soaking-wet to house at.

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