as in humid
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
the air was so muggy we felt we just had to go for a swim
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Recent Examples of muggy
On muggy evenings, her children wore their bathing suits and ran around in the splash pads; on cooler nights, the family played Uno.
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The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Has this summer been muggier than usual?
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Through July, 22 states from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast have notched their muggiest start to summer since 1981, when the dataset of dew point temperatures used for CNN’s analysis began.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States’ humidity in recent decades, an Associated Press data analysis shows.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Has this summer been muggier than usual?
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Through July, 22 states from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast have notched their muggiest start to summer since 1981, when the dataset of dew point temperatures used for CNN’s analysis began.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on record as climate change has noticeably dialed up the Eastern United States’ humidity in recent decades, an Associated Press data analysis shows.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muggy
Adjective
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For homeowners in humid climates like Fort Woth, cleaning exterior windows at least twice a year — once in early spring and once in fall — is a reasonable goal.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Southeast Asia is racing to build the infrastructure powering the AI boom, but its hot, humid climate could be making that expansion more complicated.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spread a couple of inches of damp bedding material, such as peat moss, shredded paper, or good old-fashioned dirt, in the bottom of the container.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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