muggy


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mug·gy

 (mŭg′ē)
adj. mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est
Warm and extremely humid.
[Probably from Middle English mugen, to drizzle; akin to Old Norse mugga, a drizzle.]
mug′gi·ness n.
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muggy

(ˈmʌɡɪ)
adj, -gier or -giest
(Physical Geography) (of weather, air, etc) unpleasantly warm and humid
[C18: dialect mug drizzle, probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist]
ˈmuggily adv
ˈmugginess n
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mug•gy

(ˈmʌg i)

adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.
(of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.
[1725–35; mug to drizzle (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y1]
mug′gi•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.muggy - hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
steamy, sticky
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
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muggy

adjective humid, close, damp, sticky, moist, oppressive, stuffy, sultry, clammy It was muggy and overcast.
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muggy

adjective
Damp and warm:
humid, soggy, sticky, sultry.
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Translations

muggy

[ˈmʌgɪ] ADJ (muggier (compar) (muggiest (superl))) [weather] → bochornoso
it's muggy today → hoy hace bochorno
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muggy

[ˈmʌgi] adj [afternoon, day] → lourd(e) et humide
It's muggy today → Il fait lourd et humide aujourd'hui.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

muggy

adj (+er) → schwül; heat → drückend
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muggy

[ˈmʌgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (weather) → afoso/a
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