- muggy mug·gy adj
- ['mʌɡɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (weather) afoso (-a)
it's muggy today — oggi c'è afa
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
muggy mug·gy adj
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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 — muggily, adv. mugginess, n. /mug ee/, adj., muggier, muggiest. (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close. [1725 35; mug to drizzle (n. and v.) ( < Scand; cf. ON mugga mist, drizzle) + Y1] Ant. dry. * * * … Universalium
muggy — mug|gy [ˈmʌgi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: mug light rain (1700 1800), probably from a Scandinavian language] informal muggy weather is unpleasantly warm and the air seems wet = ↑humid … Dictionary of contemporary English
muggy — mug•gy [[t]ˈmʌg i[/t]] adj. gi•er, gi•est mer (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close • Etymology: 1725–35; mug to drizzle (< Scand; cf. ON mugga mist, drizzle) + y I mug′gi•ness, n … From formal English to slang
muggy — adj. (muggier, muggiest) (of the weather, a day, etc.) oppressively damp and warm; humid. Derivatives: mugginess n. Etymology: dial. mug mist, drizzle f. ON mugga … Useful english dictionary
