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muggy
[muhg-ee]
adjective
(of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.
Antonyms:
muggy
/ ˈʌɡɪ /
adjective
(of weather, air, etc) unpleasantly warm and humid
Other Word Forms
- muggily adverb
- mugginess noun
- ˈܲԱ noun
- ˈܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of muggy1
Example Sentences
An early lead shrunk across four innings on a muggy afternoon.
As the people with microphones and notebooks pushed and shoved in a hot and muggy hallway--”We don’t air-condition the corridors in this county,” cackled one old observer--it suddenly became apparent.
On a muggy Saturday afternoon — Day 4 of my road trip through the Southwest looking for the political soul of Latinos in a presidential election year — I found a radically transformed brewery.
A southerly breeze will develop and very hot and muggy weather will be drawn up very quickly from Spain.
By the time the runners approached the starting line, it was 61 degrees with 65% humidity — the kind of warm and muggy weather that makes a 26.2-mile race even more of a test.
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