soggy
pronunciation
How to pronounce soggy in British English:
UK [ˈsɒgi]
How to pronounce soggy in American English:
US [ˈsɑgi]
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- Adjective:
- soaked with moisture
- having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
Word Origin
- soggy (adj.)
- 1722, perhaps from dialectal sog "bog, swamp," or the verb sog "become soaked," both of unknown origin, + -y (2). Related: Soggily; sogginess.
Example
- 1. An area of low-lying , soggy ground .
- 2. We lit a fire and ate mediocre food and slept in a soggy tent and woke up in a puddle .
- 3. The paddles had the same type of lcd lights as a regular tv and were waterproof , a requirement for london 's soggy olympic games .
- 4. Note too that soggy stock markets from wall street to china have ignored the hype so far .
- 5. Ms didion has a remarkable ability to consider her own feelings without letting her prose turn soggy with emotion .