muggy

Etymology

From Old Norse mugga (“drizzle, mist”).

adj

  1. (of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid.
    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. 1964-06-16, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22
  2. (obsolete) Wet or mouldy.
    muggy straw

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