as in humid
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
the air was so muggy we felt we just had to go for a swim
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Recent Examples of muggy
Saturday morning in the Bay Area was muggy and mild, if not warm.
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Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Under this setup, rain chances remain low, but the changing atmospheric conditions will lead to warmer and somewhat muggy weather through the first part of the week.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2026
On muggy evenings, her children wore their bathing suits and ran around in the splash pads; on cooler nights, the family played Uno.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Has this summer been muggier than usual?
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Under this setup, rain chances remain low, but the changing atmospheric conditions will lead to warmer and somewhat muggy weather through the first part of the week.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2026
On muggy evenings, her children wore their bathing suits and ran around in the splash pads; on cooler nights, the family played Uno.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Has this summer been muggier than usual?
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muggy
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June also begins with hot and humid conditions across North Texas.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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So yeah, maybe avoid that kind of humid time of year.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Xaisomboun province, Laos — Hungry and weak, the Laos cave survivors huddled together in damp darkness for 11 days, clinging to hope as a wall of water blocked their way out.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Pest Management Without Harming Fireflies The one downside of creating a habitat for fireflies is that the damp environment can also cause mosquitoes and other pests to multiply.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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