fug
noun
stale air, especially the humid, warm, ill-smelling air of a crowded room, kitchen, etc.
fuggy
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a word derived from
fug.
Example Sentences
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As a result, he set entire novels in cafés and bars, in fuggy interiors populated by secretive regulars, where the detective is an intruder.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
Unusually exact but unfussy for a musical design, it's fuggy but spacious, with wood-covered walls hung with rows of black-and-white photographs.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
It's also one with a fuggy ambience that reeks of Britain in the 70s.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2011
A celestial "aaaaaah" accompanies the buttery-yellow sun as it peeks out from its hiding place behind the fuggy clouds, allowing the groundstaff to start peeling the covers off.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2011
Mac and Smoky scorned the fuggy atmosphere of the lower decks, and proceeded to select a breezy spot on the after boat-deck.
From The Tale of a Trooper by Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes) Mackenzie
