Muggy: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Muggy adjective. Of weather, uncomfortably warm and damp.
How to say it
MUG-ee/ˈmʌɡi/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (MUG).
Muggy in a sentence
It was a muggy night, and nobody on the top floor slept much.
The air before the storm was so muggy that my shirt stuck to my back.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- humid
- close
- sticky
- oppressive
Opposite:
- fresh
- crisp
- dry
Where muggy comes from
From the dialect word mug, drizzle, probably from Old Norse.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The air before the storm was so _____ that my shirt stuck to my back.
- muggy
- torrential
- sylvan
Show the answer
muggy: The air before the storm was so muggy that my shirt stuck to my back.