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mug⋅gy

[muhg-ee]
–adjective, -gi⋅er, -gi⋅est.
(of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.

Origin:
1725–35; mug to drizzle (n. and v.) (< Scand; cf. ON mugga mist, drizzle) + -y 1


mug⋅gi⋅ly, adverb
mug⋅gi⋅ness, noun


dry.
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muggy [ˈməgi]

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : George is just a little muggy. It doesn't take much anymore.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

muggy 
1731, from mugen "to drizzle" (c.1390), from O.N. mugga "drizzle, mist," related to mjukr "soft," or O.N. mygla "mold," which is cognate with L. mucus "snot."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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