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adjective, sog·gi·er, sog·gi·est.soaked; thoroughly wet; sodden. damp and heavy, as poorly baked bread. spiritless, heavy, dull, or stupid: a soggy novel. Origin of soggy1590–1600; dial. sog bog + -y1; compare Norwegian (dial.) soggjast to get soaked OTHER WORDS FROM soggysog·gi·ly, adverbsog·gi·ness, nounun·sog·gy, adjectiveWords nearby soggysoftwood, softy, SOGAT, Sogdian, Sogdiana, soggy, Sognafjord, soh, so help me, SOHF, Soho Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soggyCarbonates are often deposited by water on Earth, strongly suggesting that Bennu used to be on the soggy side. Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers|Charlie Wood|October 8, 2020|Popular Science The expedition was short-circuited after they dug into soggy ground between 90 and 100 feet underground. Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty|Nina Strochlic|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Between the hills and us, soggy fires burned the bare cotton stalks of an early winter harvest. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both are notoriously hard to please, always ticking contestants off for “soggy bottoms” or “underbaked” pastry. BBC Two’s ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Is the Best Reality Show on TV|Jace Lacob|October 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The unfortunate lighting and makeup combined to give him the skin tone of soggy cardboard. Obama’s Big Whimper: Four Big Surprises From the Denver Debate|Michael Medved|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST My eyelids were so heavy that my eyes shut against my will, and my neck was soggy. Dave Chappelle's Secret Shows|Touré|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST The rain had stopped now and the lawn under his feet was soggy and water-beaten like a carpet that has been left out in a storm. The Rest Hollow Mystery|Rebecca N. Porter It was wet snow, half rain, and the flakes were large and soggy. Gentle Annie entered, with that regal air common to bar-maids who rule their soggy realms absolutely. The Tale of Timber Town|Alfred Grace The bottom of the valley was soggy with water, which the thick moss held, spongelike, close to the surface. We were sitting upon the verandah oppressed with the weight of beans, bacon, and soggy biscuit. Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell
British Dictionary definitions for soggy
adjective -gier or -giestsoaked with liquid (of bread, pastry, etc) moist and heavy informal lacking in spirit or positiveness Derived forms of soggysoggily, adverbsogginess, nounWord Origin for soggyC18: probably from dialect sog marsh, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soggymuggy, humid, sultry, mushy, soaked, spongy, sticky, moist, waterlogged, saturated, soft, sodden, clammy, dank, heavy, pasty, sopping, mucky, pulpy, dripping |