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

The first occurred in Monday’s soggy win, as Jones let a bouncing ball in the gap get by him, resulting in a two-run triple. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Continue regular weekly watering to keep the soil moist but not soggy until the ground freezes. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Pruning your moonflower vines in fall can also help keep the soil from getting too soggy, and combat some of the risk of root rot through the winter season. — The Spruce, 13 Sep. 2026

Not Improving Drainage Mums won’t thrive in soil that drains poorly and stays too soggy. — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 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