I’m firmly on the side of “water is not wet” in this debate, but it’s a question that I was asked while I was high and have no answer to it. Water cannot itself be wet because you can’t get water on water. However, what is a fish in a lake? It can’t be wet until it’s taken out of the water, but it’s not dry either. Is it something else?
Saturation.
Saturation is moreso about having water (or any substance, really) within and throughout a thing. Being in or out of water doesn’t matter since that’s just concerning the outside.