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Meanings of muggy in English

Hot or warm and humid.

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(About the weather) Hot and humid.

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Examples for "sultry"
Examples for "sultry"
1
It was half-dark; the morning saal lay in a hot sultry twilight.
Pointed Roofs: Pilgrimage, Volume 1
2
In summer, they are sultry and suffocating; in winter, cold and dry.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies o...
3
The air was very sultry in the house with the green shutters.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
4
A sultry, hot day at the coalface isn't ever an easy ask.
The Irish Times
5
It was a warm, sultry evening in the middle of the week.
The Desired Woman
Usage of muggy in English
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And splashing would in fact be great fun in this muggy heat-
Jem
2
Some athletes in Beijing were taking the muggy conditions in their stride.
Reuters
3
The air's cool and breathable, not humid and muggy as I'd expected.
Mockingjay
4
One hot, muggy night in August, Molly led Rag through the woods.
Wild Animals I Have Known
5
After dinner, the wind changed and the muggy air started to lift.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
6
With September running hard toward October, the summer's muggy heat had broken.
American empire: blood and iron
7
I think it's the climate around here, the muggy air, sort of-
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
8
I took off my shirt, feeling the muggy air on my breasts.
Stiltsville: a novel
9
The air was muggy and hot, and steam curled off the river.
The Sea of Monsters
10
The air was muggy, as damp and unrewarding as a sponge bath.
I'd know you anywhere
11
It was a muggy, moonlit night filled with gnats, moths, and mosquitoes.
Catch-22
12
After a while we pull over and shelter from the muggy heat.
The South African
13
They usually bring dull, overcast skies, with a raw, muggy, moisture-laden wind.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
14
It's hot and muggy, but I refuse to go sleeveless on television.
Snapped
15
It didn't feel that way to Sue, with the warm, muggy rain.
All the pretty dead girls
16
In the North Island, it will be wet and muggy on Monday.
Radio NZ
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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