water-repellent
adjective
wa·ter-re·pel·lent
ˌwȯ-tər-ri-ˈpe-lənt 
ˌwä-,
-tə-ri-
: treated with a finish that is resistant but not impervious to penetration by water
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The pants are also water-repellent, which helped on misty morning hikes in the mountains, and have built-in UPF 50+ that protected me from the sun when exposed in the savannah in the late afternoons.
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Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
The Even Coat in Clay is made from waxed cotton, providing water-repellent and wind resistant properties without the use of synthetic materials.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection boasts a slew of apparel pieces, including a woven racing jacket and water-repellent motor jacket and pants with motorsport graphics at the front and center.
—Kanika Talwar For Footwear News, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The vegetation scorched by the blazes is not there to absorb rainfall, which instead rapidly runs off; the heat caused by wildfires can also create a water-repellent layer of soil which exacerbates this phenomenon.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
The Even Coat in Clay is made from waxed cotton, providing water-repellent and wind resistant properties without the use of synthetic materials.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The collection boasts a slew of apparel pieces, including a woven racing jacket and water-repellent motor jacket and pants with motorsport graphics at the front and center.
—Kanika Talwar For Footwear News, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
The vegetation scorched by the blazes is not there to absorb rainfall, which instead rapidly runs off; the heat caused by wildfires can also create a water-repellent layer of soil which exacerbates this phenomenon.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Water-repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water-repellent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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