muggier; muggiest
: unpleasantly warm and humid
Examples of muggy in a Sentence
a muggy day in August
It's very muggy out today.
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Warm and increasingly muggy Tuesday night in Maryland After peaking in the upper 80s and low-to-mid 90s, temperatures will only slowly cool back through the 80s this evening as humidity increases.
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Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Although mostly dry weather is expected, the air will become muggy.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
But the apartment was muggy, the surfaces covered in dust.
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Asha Dore,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The weather forecast calls for hot and muggy conditions with thunderstorms possible.
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ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Although mostly dry weather is expected, the air will become muggy.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
But the apartment was muggy, the surfaces covered in dust.
—
Asha Dore,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The weather forecast calls for hot and muggy conditions with thunderstorms possible.
—
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muggy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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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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