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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But because of Taiwan’s warm, muggy climate, which degrades ancient DNA, these attempts were unsuccessful.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
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The sleeping area was muggy and the migrants did not have blankets.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Expand All Sergio Pino’s attorney and family members appeared somber as they were relegated behind police tape along with reporters and TV crews on a muggy morning in Coral Gables as the FBI raided the prominent developer’s house on Tuesday.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The sleeping area was muggy and the migrants did not have blankets.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Tokyo, though, will be clammy and muggy, while India’s temperatures will make much sightseeing impractical.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muggy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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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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