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mug⋅gy

  [muhg-ee]
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–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

Related forms:
mug⋅gi⋅ly, adverb
mug⋅gi⋅ness, noun

Antonyms:
dry.
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mug·gy   (mŭg'ē)   
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.]
mug'gi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
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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