muggy (/ˈmʌɡi/)
adjective · Intermediate · Nature & Environment
🔊 /ˈmʌɡi/
Meaning
Meaning: unpleasantly warm and damp
Unpleasantly warm and damp, with a lot of moisture in the still air. It often describes hot, sticky summer weather before a storm.
Examples
🗣 The air was hot and muggy before the storm.
Etymology
From dialectal ‘mug’ (mist, drizzle), from Old Norse ‘mugga’.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in weather descriptions of hot, sticky, humid days.
Tags: weather, moisture