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Webster 1913 Edition


Muggy

Mug′gy

(mŭg′gy̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Muggier
(mŭg′gĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Muggiest
.]
[Cf. Icel.
mugga
mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th
Mold
.]
1.
Moist; damp; moldy;
as,
muggy
straw
.
2.
Warm, damp, and windless; uncomfortably hot and humid; sultry;
as,
muggy
air, weather
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Muggy

MUG'GY

, a.
1.
Moist; damp;; moldy; as muggy straw.
2.
Moist; damp; close; warm and unelastic; as muggy air. [This is the principal use of the word in America.]

Definition 2024


muggy

muggy

English

Adjective

muggy (comparative muggier, superlative muggiest)

  1. (Of the weather, air, etc) humid, or hot and humid.

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