muggy

[ muhg-ee ]

adjective

, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est.

1. (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.

   Antonyms: dry

muggy

/ ˈmʌɡɪ /

adjective

1. (of weather, air, etc) unpleasantly warm and humid

Derived Forms

• ˈmugginess, noun
• ˈmuggily, adverb

Other Words From

• muggi·ly adverb
• muggi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of muggy¹

1725–35; mug to drizzle (noun and v.) (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of muggy¹

C18: dialect mug drizzle, probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist

Example Sentences

Noodles & Co. staged its IPO on a sleepy, muggy, low-volume trading day.

From The Daily Beast

It was a damp, muggy January evening when I journeyed to this suburban retreat.

From Project Gutenberg

Malarial and muggy though it is, September scarcely merits all the evil epithets that are applied to it.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a terrible thing to be locked out of your own house on a dark, muggy, January evening.

From Project Gutenberg

The air has been continually muggy, and has lain on one's head like a thick turban.

From Project Gutenberg

These emotions reached their climax one muggy, sultry July day as I plodded, moist and unhappy, back from the schoolhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• damp
• dank
• moist
• oppressive
• soggy
• sticky
• stuffy
• sultry