Muggy
/ˈmʌɡ.i/noun
Uncomfortably warm and humid.
Did you know?Muggy is not a mystical word in origin, but its older relatives in English and Scots were used for thick, cloudy, and damp conditions, giving it that perfect suffocating feel.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mug- / *mūg-
“A base associated with being moist, soft, or thick”
Old Norse
ON
mugga
“Damp mist or drizzle”
Middle English
English
muggy
“Damp, misty, or close-weathered”
18th–19th Century
English
muggy
“Unpleasantly warm and humid”
Modern English
English
muggy
“Uncomfortably warm and humid”