muggy

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse mugga (“drizzle, mist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɡi/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡi

Adjective

muggy (comparative muggier, superlative muggiest)

1. (Of the weather, air, etc) humid, or hot and humid.
2. (obsolete) wet or mouldy

   muggy straw

Synonyms

• (of the weather): close, oppressive, sticky, sultry

Translations

humid or hot and humid

• Belarusian: ду́шны (dúšny)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 悶熱／闷热 (zh) (mēnrè), 闷热 (zh) (mēnrè)

• Finnish: kuumankostea (hot and humid)
• French: étouffant (fr), humide (fr)
• German: schwül (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 蒸し暑い (むしあつい, mushiatsui)
• Latin: aestifer (la)
• Maori: haitutu, korire
• Russian: уду́шливый (ru) (udúšlivyj), ду́шный (ru) (dúšnyj), спёртый (ru) (spjórtyj)
• Welsh: trymaidd (cy), clòs (cy), mwll (cy)