Soggy
/ˈsɒɡi/noun
Damp, soft, and heavy because of too much moisture.
Did you know?Soggy is probably linked to older English words for being soaked or heavy with liquid, not to any mystical or occult tradition—but its blunt, bodily sound gives it that weirdly primal feel.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sūcan
“to suck, draw in liquid”
Middle English
ME
soggy
“soft or saturated with moisture”
16th–17th Century
English
sogge
“wet, sodden, heavy with water”
Modern English
English
soggy
“damp, soft, and heavy because of too much moisture”