muggy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- muggily adverb
- mugginess noun
Etymology
Origin of muggy
1725–35; mug to drizzle (noun and v.) (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y 1
Example Sentences
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Still, the muggy morning session has the Bula FC squad sweating heavily at the club's base in Ba, a town on Fiji's main island in a northern coastal area known for its sugarcane farms.
From Barron's
It’s muggy and still, worse even than yesterday afternoon.
From Literature
It’s muggy inside with all the windows and curtains closed to keep out the sun, and I start to feel faint.
From Literature
Even though it was a muggy summer day in Washington, DC, people filled the wide, tree-lined lawn that stretched from the Capitol Building to the Washington Monument in the distance.
From Literature
Things here in Chicago are muggy full of holey socks fine.
From Literature
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