muggy

After being shuttled in less than half an hour between aggressive air conditioning, a muggy Chicago street and the temperate library, the cup had begun producing condensation at an alarming rate.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The southern half of the UK is likely to be more cloudy and have a muggy feel with the chance of light rain and drizzle.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The same is true when it comes to people: Since muggy air can hold less moisture, the sweat on a person’s body doesn’t evaporate as swiftly, which makes it harder to cool off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Humidity is a critical one — since muggy air can hold less moisture, the sweat on a person’s body doesn’t evaporate as swiftly, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The air was muggy and hot, and steam curled off the river.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

A higher dew point means the air is moister and thus will feel muggier.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025

She said the "roasting" and "muggier" weather has made home visits a bit harder.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022

The offseason’s great intrigue – where will LeBron go next? – began well before these finals ended, and will only get muggier and more tiring as the summer drags on.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2018

The farther I crawled, the darker and muggier it got and the heavier the flow of fumes, heat and noise.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2016

The air felt muggier than their normal southern Aprils.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Expats and tourists from some of the hottest, muggiest U.S. states are bewildered: How has a lifetime of sweltering heat not prepared them for this?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Pentagram, the Obsessed, Iron Man and other doom bands each specialized in sluggish, smothering riffs that, in their respective heydays, felt as endless and extreme as Washington at its muggiest.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022

Yes, they’re dorky-looking, but it gives you the ability to keep your fan open and running even when it’s raining, which is often when it’s muggiest.

From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2017

For the holiday week, the Metrograph will screen films set in some of New York’s muggiest weather.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016

She likes the spicy soup, but she can’t understand why I only seem to make it on the hottest, muggiest nights.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee