muggy
1Muggy — Mug gy (m[u^]g g[y^]), a. [Compar. {Muggier} (m[u^]g g[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Muggiest}.] [Cf. Icel. mugga mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th {Mold}.] 1. Moist; damp; moldy; as, muggy straw. [1913 Webster] 2. Warm, damp, and windless; uncomfortably hot and… …
2muggy — [mug′ē] adj. muggier, muggiest [< dial. mug, mist, drizzle, prob. < or akin to ON mugga < IE base * meuk > MUCK] hot and damp, with little or no stirring of the air [muggy weather] mugginess n …
3muggy — (adj.) 1731, from mugen to drizzle (late 14c.), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. mugga drizzling mist, possibly from PIE *meug slimy, slippery (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)) …
4muggy — [adj] humid clammy*, close, damp, dampish, dank, moist, mucky*, oppressive, soggy, sticky, stuffy, sultry; concepts 525,603 Ant. dry …
5muggy — ► ADJECTIVE (muggier, muggiest) ▪ (of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid. ORIGIN from dialect mug mist, drizzle …
6muggy — UK [ˈmʌɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms muggy : adjective muggy comparative muggier superlative muggiest muggy weather is warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet Derived word: mugginess noun uncountable …
7muggy — [[t]mʌ̱gi[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ Muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and damp. It was muggy and overcast. Syn: humid …
8muggy — drunk Literally, moist, and usually of the weather: They re rayther muggy oft. (Charles Clark, 1839, writing of drunkards) Muggy may also mean stupid …
9muggy — adjective muggier, muggiest informal muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and the air seems wet: The air was muggy and damp, threatening a storm later. mugginess noun (U) …
10muggy — [“magi] mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ George is just a little muggy. It doesn’t take much anymore. □ I’m too muggy to drive …
