muggier; muggiest
: being warm, damp, and close
Examples of muggy in a Sentence
a muggy day in August
It's very muggy out today.
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The highest average daily sunshine is between January and March with moderate temperatures that are a far cry from the muggy summer months.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On a muggy morning in late July, the stylist Law Roach was at the Guggenheim Museum, ready to make a scene.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
On a muggy Monday morning, a couple dozen of Honey’s relatives — nieces and nephews, siblings and cousins, Patman and their children — gathered in a pavilion at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the farewell they had long been denied.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: Mostly clear and moderately muggy with lows ranging through the 70s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On a muggy morning in late July, the stylist Law Roach was at the Guggenheim Museum, ready to make a scene.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
On a muggy Monday morning, a couple dozen of Honey’s relatives — nieces and nephews, siblings and cousins, Patman and their children — gathered in a pavilion at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the farewell they had long been denied.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: Mostly clear and moderately muggy with lows ranging through the 70s.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muggy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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muggy
adjective
mug·gy
ˈməg-ē 
muggier; muggiest
: being warm and humid
a muggy day in August
mugginess
noun
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