SOGGY


Meaning of SOGGY in English

ˈsägē, -gi also ˈsȯg- adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: sog (I) + -y

1. : saturated or heavy with water or moisture: as

a. : waterlogged , soaked

slosh over a soggy fairway — R.M.Hodesh

a thick and soggy mat of fiber — Monsanto Magazine

soggy clothes

soggy shoes

b. : damp , humid

the air of the lowlands seemed soggy and heavy — Ida Treat

c. : sodden

soggy bread

2. : heavily dull : heavy-footed , ponderous , spiritless

a good deal of … soggy conversation about the state of the world — Wolcott Gibbs

digest large portions of rather soggy educational literature — M.B.Smith

a soggy prose that makes even sudden death seem tedious — Martin Levin

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.