soggy

adjective

sog·​gy ˈsä-gē 

ˈsȯ-

soggier; soggiest

1

: saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as

a

: waterlogged, soaked

a soggy lawn

b

: heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking

soggy bread

2

: heavily dull : spiritless

soggy prose

soggily

ˈsä-gə-lē 

ˈsȯ-

adverb

sogginess

ˈsä-gē-nəs 

ˈsȯ-

noun

Synonyms

• awash
• bathed
• bedraggled
• doused
• dowsed
• drenched
• dripping
• logged
• saturate
• saturated
• soaked
• soaking
• sodden
• sopping
• soppy
• soused
• washed
• water-soaked
• watered
• waterlogged
• watery
• wet

Examples of soggy in a Sentence

The cereal got all soggy.

spread the soggy papers out to dry

Recent Examples on the Web

Perfectly tender and succulent shrimp is placed on crispy toast with sliced fennel, and a thin enough layer of sauce to get that classic bouillabaisse taste without making the toast a soggy mess. —Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025

While a wet tangle of leaves sounds like a recipe for a soggy sandwich, the hefty golden-brown bread retains its crunch thanks to the fatty cheese barrier. —Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Feb. 2025

The biggest culprit is soggy leaves languishing in the vase water. —Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025

Try soggy, with way more scores above 72 than below it in Thursday’s opening round of the Genesis Invitational. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

English dialect sog to soak

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soggy

• boggy
• doggie
• doggy
• foggy
• groggy
• tragi
• yagi

Kids Definition

soggy

adjective

sog·​gy ˈsäg-ē 

ˈsȯg-

soggier; soggiest

: heavy with water or moisture : soaked, sodden

soggily

ˈsäg-ə-lē 

ˈsȯg-

adverb

sogginess

ˈsäg-ē-nəs 

ˈsȯg-

noun