soggy

adjective

sog·​gy ˈsä-gē 

ˈsȯ-

soggier; soggiest

1

: saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as

a

: waterlogged, soaked

a soggy lawn

b

: heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking

soggy bread

2

: heavily dull : spiritless

soggy prose

soggily

ˈsä-gə-lē 

ˈsȯ-

adverb

sogginess

ˈsä-gē-nəs 

ˈsȯ-

noun

Synonyms of soggy

• dripping
• saturated
• wet
• soaked
• soaking
• bathed
• washed
• flooded
• sodden

Examples of soggy in a Sentence

The cereal got all soggy.

spread the soggy papers out to dry

Recent Examples on the Web

SpaceX’s stock is soggy because there is just so darned much of it about to hit the market. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul were back in uniform for Inter Miami on a soggy Saturday night at Nu Stadium, 13 days after playing in the World Cup Final for Argentina. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

Spider lilies can tolerate a variety of soils and prefer moist but not soggy soil. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

The chicken tenders have been a source of mixed reviews, with many shoppers loving the sauce and hefty helping of chicken, but others noting the breading quickly gets soggy, and their tenders were dry. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

English dialect sog to soak

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soggy

• boggy
• doggie
• doggy
• foggy
• groggy
• tragi
• yagi

Kids Definition

soggy

adjective

sog·​gy ˈsäg-ē 

ˈsȯg-

soggier; soggiest

: heavy with water or moisture : soaked, sodden

soggily

ˈsäg-ə-lē 

ˈsȯg-

adverb

sogginess

ˈsäg-ē-nəs 

ˈsȯg-

noun