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Steamy vs Muggy - What's the difference?

steamy | muggy |

As adjectives the difference between steamy and muggy

is that steamy is warm and humid; full of steam while muggy is humid, or hot and humid.

steamy

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • warm and humid; full of steam
  • My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
  • (slang) erotic
  • Her latest novel was very steamy , but still managed to top the charts.
    I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.

    Derived terms

    * steaminess

    Anagrams

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    muggy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • humid, or hot and humid.
  • Synonyms

    * (of the weather) , oppressive, sultry