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- [sog-ee]
- /ˈsɒg i/
- /ˈsɒɡ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sog-ee]
- /ˈsɒg i/
Definitions of soggy word
- adjective soggy soaked; thoroughly wet; sodden. 1
- adjective soggy damp and heavy, as poorly baked bread. 1
- adjective soggy spiritless, heavy, dull, or stupid: a soggy novel. 1
- adjective soggy material: soaked 1
- adjective soggy substance: heavy, doughy 1
- adjective soggy Something that is soggy is unpleasantly wet. 0
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Origin of soggy
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; dial. sog bog + -y1; compare Norwegian (dial.) soggjast to get soaked
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Parts of speech for Soggy
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soggy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for soggy
adj soggy
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- boggy — Boggy land is very wet and muddy land.
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- clammy — Something that is clammy is unpleasantly damp or sticky.
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
noun soggy
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- dampness — Dampness is moisture in the air, or on the surface of something.
- dankness — unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
- humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
- dewiness — The state or quality of being dewy.
adjective soggy
Antonyms for soggy
adj soggy
adjective soggy
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
- crunchy — Food that is crunchy is pleasantly hard or crisp so that it makes a noise when you eat it.
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- juiceless — Without juice or sap.
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