muggy
Sticky summer weather
Muggy describes weather that is warm and unpleasantly humid—the kind of heavy, damp air that makes you feel sticky and uncomfortable: a muggy August afternoon.
The word almost always refers to atmospheric conditions rather than other forms of heat or moisture.
Containing much moisture
- stickyApt to adhere
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
close · stuffy · airless · suffocating · stifling · heavy · tropical · steamy
Moist from exertion
slick · perspiring · drenched · soaked · sodden · dripping · clinging · dewy
Moisture in atmosphere
- dewpointCondensation onset temperature
- dampnessMild presence of water
- wetnessState of being soaked
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
vapor · steam · perspiration · sweat · moisture · precipitation · evaporation · hygrometer
humid
Containing much moisture
- stickyApt to adhere
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
oppressive · close · stuffy · airless · suffocating · stifling · heavy · tropical · steamy · damp
sweaty
Moist from exertion
moist · slick · perspiring · drenched · soaked · sodden · dripping · clinging · dewy · saturated
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
condensation · vapor · steam · perspiration · sweat · moisture · precipitation · evaporation · hygrometer · barometer
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
foggy · misty · drizzly · murky · louring · leaden · gloomy · dreary · smoggy · thundery
- humidityrelative humidity, humidity sensor, humidity reading, humidity control, humid
- temperaturehot, cold, warm, cool, freezing
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- heatheat transfer, thermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection
- hot weatherheatwave, heatwaves, heat, hot days, scorcher
- rainy seasonrain, monsoon, rainfall, wet season, rainy season
muggyfresh
Newly made, not stale
crisp · bracing · invigorating · refreshing · breezy
- muggy weatherHot, humid atmospheric state
- muggy airHot, humid conditions
- mugging victimPerson robbed by force
- charity muggerPushy street fundraiser
- mugged offDeliberately made to seem stupid