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muggy
(redirected from muggier)

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mug·gy  (mg)
adj. mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est
Warm and extremely humid.

[Probably from Middle English mugen, to drizzle; akin to Old Norse mugga, a drizzle.]

muggi·ness n.

muggy [ˈmʌgɪ]
adj -gier, -giest
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of weather, air, etc.) unpleasantly warm and humid
[dialect mug drizzle, probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist]
muggily  adv
mugginess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.muggy - hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"

muggy
adjective humid, close, damp, sticky, moist, oppressive, stuffy, sultry, clammy It was muggy and overcast.
Translations
muggy [ˈmʌgɪ] ADJ (muggier (compar) (muggiest (superl))) [weather] → bochornoso
it's muggy todayhoy hace bochorno
muggy [ˈmʌgi] adj [afternoon, day] → lourd(e) et humide
It's muggy today → Il fait lourd et humide aujourd'hui.
muggy
adj (+er)schwül; heatdrückend
muggy [ˈmʌgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (weather) → afoso/a


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Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer Angelenos wilted Thursday during a tropical heat wave expected to become muggier through the weekend with added moisture from former Hurricane Emily.
``It's hot and it's muggy, but it's hotter and muggier in a lot of other places,'' JetHawks manager Mark Parent said.
 
 
 
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