Akshually, wetting is an interaction between a liquid and a solid surface, so the surface is wet and the water is able to wet it. Consider waterproof/resistant surfaces where the whole point is that they don't get wet.

Next, please define 'figure of speech'

Next, refrain from making useless and not constructive comments such as "water is wet".

Certainly, right after we stop producing useless papers to imply we haven't known for near centuries why wealth inequality persists under capitalism.

If I can't nerdsnipe randos on the internet, why even continue living?