muggier; muggiest
: being warm, damp, and close
Examples of muggy in a Sentence
a muggy day in August
It's very muggy out today.
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The muggy weather Wednesday night didn’t take as much out of the American women as the 95-plus-degree temperatures Tuesday afternoon did, leaving the U.S. squad wilted in a loss to Germany.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The return of the fog bank also signaled the end of a muggy, volatile stretch of weather that brought thunder and lightning throughout the state and in the region.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
The highest average daily sunshine is between January and March with moderate temperatures that are a far cry from the muggy summer months.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The return of the fog bank also signaled the end of a muggy, volatile stretch of weather that brought thunder and lightning throughout the state and in the region.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
The highest average daily sunshine is between January and March with moderate temperatures that are a far cry from the muggy summer months.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muggy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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muggy
adjective
mug·gy
ˈməg-ē 
muggier; muggiest
: being warm and humid
a muggy day in August
mugginess
noun
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