soggy
adj.unpleasantly wet and soft. You use this to describe things that should be dry or firm, like bread or grass, but have soaked up too much water.
adj.saturated with moisture to the point of being soft, heavy, or limp. Often describes food or materials that have lost their desirable crispness or structural integrity due to liquid absorption.
“The rain turned the ground into a soggy mess.”
“If you leave the cereal in the milk for too long, it becomes soggy and loses its crunch.”
“The hikers struggled across the soggy moorland, their boots sinking deep into the waterlogged peat with every heavy step toward the distant ridge.”
Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'become', 'get', or 'feel'.
“She recommends placing a slightly damp paper towel inside the plastic bag to help “manage humidity without allowing the greens to become soggy”.”
“This could make for some soggy moments at many of the festivals taking place over the coming days.”
From sog + -y.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.