muggy
pronunciation
How to pronounce muggy in British English:
UK [ˈmʌgi]
How to pronounce muggy in American English:
US [ˈmʌɡi]
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- Adjective:
- hot or warm and humid
Word Origin
- muggy (adj.)
- 1731, from mugen "to drizzle" (late 14c.), from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mugga "drizzling mist," possibly from PIE *meug- "slimy, slippery" (see mucus).
Example
- 1. It all depends on how muggy it is .
- 2. Alan greenspan is driven off through the muggy afternoon , back to descend into the depths of his beloved data mines .
- 3. For all that , the millions who have experienced the invigorating blast of cold , dry air on a hot muggy day will be loth to abandon it .
- 4. Though grousing about partisanship in washington is about as innovative as complaining about the muggy summers , a congressional quarterly measure of party unity going back half a century does confirm that republicans and democrats on capitol hill have become more polarised .