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单词 muggish
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muggishadj.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mug n.4, -ish suffix1.
Etymology: Apparently < mug n.4 (although this is only attested later) + -ish suffix1. Compare later muggy adj.1
Obsolete. rare.
Damp, musty.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [adjective] > of a room
muggish1655
1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 285 The world we live in is corruptible, and all here is subject to putrefie, as things kept in a rafty muggish room, subject them to mould.
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Muggish, inclinable to be musty, or to smell so.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Muggish, moist; damp; mouldy.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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