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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Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
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Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The highest average daily sunshine is between January and March with moderate temperatures that are a far cry from the muggy summer months.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On a muggy Monday morning, a couple dozen of Honey’s relatives — nieces and nephews, siblings and cousins, Patman and their children — gathered in a pavilion at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the farewell they had long been denied.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
After a muggy practice in August, left guard Ben Powers sat on a bench and set the standard.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
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Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
The highest average daily sunshine is between January and March with moderate temperatures that are a far cry from the muggy summer months.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
On a muggy Monday morning, a couple dozen of Honey’s relatives — nieces and nephews, siblings and cousins, Patman and their children — gathered in a pavilion at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the farewell they had long been denied.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
After a muggy practice in August, left guard Ben Powers sat on a bench and set the standard.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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