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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Listen to this article Beginning Saturday, Chicagoans can expect intense heat compounded by muggy humidity for the next several days.
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
But yesterday, Kaia Gerber braved the muggy, post-monsoon conditions in an outfit that could withstand New York’s flooding subways and also work for dinner at The Odeon.
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Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s with muggy conditions to continue through the overnight hours.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
Seven more would make their way through the tiny opening as 10 inmates fled from the New Orleans jail and into the warm, muggy night.
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
But yesterday, Kaia Gerber braved the muggy, post-monsoon conditions in an outfit that could withstand New York’s flooding subways and also work for dinner at The Odeon.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 June 2025
Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s with muggy conditions to continue through the overnight hours.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
Seven more would make their way through the tiny opening as 10 inmates fled from the New Orleans jail and into the warm, muggy night.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muggy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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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