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    What does “muggy” mean?

    Muggy: the weather is not hot, it is clingy.

    Warm, damp and airless: humid weather that feels heavy.

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    “It’s so muggy my glasses keep fogging up.”

    More about muggy

    Muggy is the feel of a high dew point, usually in the mid 60s°F or above, often with cloud and little wind. Humid is the measurement; muggy is the complaint.

    What I think of muggy

    • Muggy: the weather is not hot, it is clingy.
    • Muggy days are the air giving you an unrequested hug.
    • Muggy weather: like living in a dishwasher with the door shut.

    Words people compare it with

    • Humid: Full of moisture: air that feels thick, sticky and slow to let sweat dry.
    • Close: Warm, still and humid, the stuffy, airless feel before rain.
    • Sultry: Hot and humid, heavy, close air on a summer day or night.
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