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soggy

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɑɡi// UK //sˈɒɡi// sog·gy

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.


SIMPLE

The rain turned the ground into a soggy mess.

CONTEXTUAL

If you leave the cereal in the milk for too long, it becomes soggy and loses its crunch.

COMPLEX

The hikers struggled across the soggy moorland, their boots sinking deep into the waterlogged peat with every heavy step toward the distant ridge.

Synonyms
Origin

From sog + -y.

Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'become', 'get', or 'feel'.

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