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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: sog 'area of wet ground' (16-19 centuries)

soggy

 adjective
     
sog‧gy
unpleasantly wet and soft:
The ground was soggy from the rain.
The sandwiches have gone all soggy.
WORD FOCUS: wet WORD FOCUS: wet
very wet: soaked, drenched
a little wet: damp, moist
wet and soft: soggy
when the air feels wet: humid, damp, muggy

➔ See also wet
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