muggy

[ muhg-ee ]

/ ˈmʌg i /

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adjective, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est.

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

Origin of muggy

1725–35; mug to drizzle (noun and v.) (<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y¹

ANTONYMS FOR muggy

dry.

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OTHER WORDS FROM muggy

mug·gi·ly, adverbmug·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby muggy

muggee, mugger, mugging, muggins, muggle, muggy, Mughal, mugho pine, mug punter, mug's game, mug shot

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Example sentences from the Web for muggy

Noodles & Co. staged its IPO on a sleepy, muggy, low-volume trading day.
How a Pasta Chain Called Noodles & Co. Punked Wall Street|Daniel Gross|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was muggy and thick, no doubt, but still not sufficiently so to render it bad or even remarkably unpleasant.
Allan Quatermain|H. Rider Haggard
Moreover, showery or muggy weather will soon greatly injure the crop.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
The muggy land breeze had died away, and a thick woolly mist shut the stranded steamer in.
For Jacinta|Harold Bindloss

There was a muggy warmth in it which relaxed their muscles and insidiously slackened the domination of their will.
Long Odds|Harold Bindloss
The day had been intensely hot and muggy, but the night was clear and there was a good moon.
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.|J.G. Millais

British Dictionary definitions for muggy

muggy

/ (ˈmʌɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

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

Derived forms of muggy

muggily, adverbmugginess, noun

Word Origin for muggy

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

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单词	muggy
释义	muggy [ muhg-ee ] / ˈmʌg i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR muggy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est. (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close. Origin of muggy 1725–35; mug to drizzle (noun and v.) (<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y¹ ANTONYMS FOR muggy dry. SEE ANTONYMS FOR muggy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM muggy mug·gi·ly, adverbmug·gi·ness, noun Words nearby muggy muggee, mugger, mugging, muggins, muggle, muggy, Mughal, mugho pine, mug punter, mug's game, mug shot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muggy Noodles & Co. staged its IPO on a sleepy, muggy, low-volume trading day. How a Pasta Chain Called Noodles & Co. Punked Wall Street\|Daniel Gross\|July 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was muggy and thick, no doubt, but still not sufficiently so to render it bad or even remarkably unpleasant. Allan Quatermain\|H. Rider Haggard Moreover, showery or muggy weather will soon greatly injure the crop. Clovers and How to Grow Them\|Thomas Shaw The muggy land breeze had died away, and a thick woolly mist shut the stranded steamer in. For Jacinta\|Harold Bindloss There was a muggy warmth in it which relaxed their muscles and insidiously slackened the domination of their will. Long Odds\|Harold Bindloss The day had been intensely hot and muggy, but the night was clear and there was a good moon. Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.\|J.G. Millais British Dictionary definitions for muggy muggy / (ˈmʌɡɪ) / adjective -gier or -giest (of weather, air, etc) unpleasantly warm and humid Derived forms of muggy muggily, adverbmugginess, noun Word Origin for muggy C18: dialect mug drizzle, probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to muggy stuffy, soggy, oppressive, damp, sticky, moist, dank, sultry, clammy, close, mucky
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muggy

adjective, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est.

Origin of muggy

ANTONYMS FOR muggy

OTHER WORDS FROM muggy

Words nearby muggy

Example sentences from the Web for muggy

British Dictionary definitions for muggy

adjective -gier or -giest

Derived forms of muggy

Word Origin for muggy

Words related to muggy