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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 (noun and v.) (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y1
1725–35; mug to drizzle (noun and v.) (< Scandinavian; compare Old Norse mugga mist, drizzle) + -y1
Related forms
mug·gi·ly, adverb
mug·gi·ness, noun
Antonyms
dry.
dry.
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muggy
1731, from mugen "to drizzle" (late 14c.), from O.N. mugga "drizzle, mist," related to mjukr "soft," or O.N. mygla "mold," which is cognate with L. mucus "snot."
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muggy definition[ˈməgi]
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