What does muggy mean?
Muggy means (of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid..
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/ˈmʌɡi/ · adjective
(of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid..
The next was a very unpropitious morning for a journey—muggy, damp, and drizzly.
What struck me as the most curious thing about this wonderful river was: how did the air keep fresh? It was muggy and thick, no doubt, but still not sufficiently so to render it bad or even remarkably unpleasant.
The evening, though sunless, had been warm and muggy for the season, and Tess had come out with her milking-hood only, naked-armed and jacketless; certainly not dressed for a drive.
Muggy heat—temperature in the 90s and high humidity—greeted early arrivals for the 72-hole, three-day test, rated the hardest and most important in the sport.
muggy straw
Use muggy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Muggy means (of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid..
Common synonyms include close, heavy, muggy, oppressive.
Possible antonyms include arid, torrid, clammy, dank.
The next was a very unpropitious morning for a journey—muggy, damp, and drizzly.
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