# soggy

/ˈsɑɡi/ (US) · /sˈɒɡi/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/soggy
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- 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.

## Usage notes

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

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