soggy

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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

sogginess

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noun

sog·​gi·​ness -gēnə̇s 

-gin-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being soggy: such as

a

: wateriness, marshiness

the sogginess of the land

b

: dullness, ponderousness

the sometimes unbelievable sogginess of their prose

—T. E. Cooney

Synonyms of soggy

Adjective

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

Examples of soggy in a Sentence

Adjective

The cereal got all soggy.

spread the soggy papers out to dry

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Poor Drainage Heavy clay and soggy soil can suffocate hydrangea roots and lead to root rot, eventually ending with the demise of your plant. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026

Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream. —Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Items that fall in the toilet are soggy, in need of sanitizing, and possibly ruined. —Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026

In the Ground Keep the soil moist but not soggy around hydrangeas. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

English dialect sog to soak

First Known Use

Adjective

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