2. Warm, damp, and windless; uncomfortably hot and humid; sultry; as, muggy air, weather. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
muggy — [mug′ē] adj. muggier, muggiest [< dial. mug, mist, drizzle, prob. < or akin to ON mugga < IE base * meuk > MUCK] hot and damp, with little or no stirring of the air [muggy weather] mugginess n … English World dictionary
muggy — (adj.) 1731, from mugen to drizzle (late 14c.), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. mugga drizzling mist, possibly from PIE *meug slimy, slippery (see MUCUS (Cf. mucus)) … Etymology dictionary
muggy — [adj] humid clammy*, close, damp, dampish, dank, moist, mucky*, oppressive, soggy, sticky, stuffy, sultry; concepts 525,603 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
muggy — ► ADJECTIVE (muggier, muggiest) ▪ (of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid. ORIGIN from dialect mug mist, drizzle … English terms dictionary
muggy — UK [ˈmʌɡɪ] / US adjective Word forms muggy : adjective muggy comparative muggier superlative muggiest muggy weather is warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet Derived word: mugginess noun uncountable … English dictionary
muggy — [[t]mʌ̱gi[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ Muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and damp. It was muggy and overcast. Syn: humid … English dictionary
muggy — drunk Literally, moist, and usually of the weather: They re rayther muggy oft. (Charles Clark, 1839, writing of drunkards) Muggy may also mean stupid … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
muggy — adjective muggier, muggiest informal muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and the air seems wet: The air was muggy and damp, threatening a storm later. mugginess noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
muggy — [“magi] mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ George is just a little muggy. It doesn’t take much anymore. □ I’m too muggy to drive … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
muggy — adj. Muggy is used with these nouns: ↑night, ↑weather … Collocations dictionary
