adjective
soggy
SO-gee
Soggy (adjective) means Thoroughly wet and soft, often unpleasantly so. Example: “The sandwich went soggy after sitting in the fridge overnight.”
adjective
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Thoroughly wet and soft, often unpleasantly so.
"The sandwich went soggy after sitting in the fridge overnight."
"Their boots were soggy after wading through the flooded field."
How to use soggy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWet all the way through, and unpleasantly soft because of it — often used for food or ground.
Common pairings
soggy sandwich
soggy ground
go soggy
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Word forms
- Comparative
- soggier
- Superlative
- soggiest
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Etymology
Built from the dialect word sog ("boggy ground") plus -y.
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Rhymes for soggy
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What does “soggy” mean?
The word “soggy” means thoroughly wet and soft, often unpleasantly so. In plain terms, wet all the way through, and unpleasantly soft because of it — often used for food or ground.
How do you pronounce “soggy”?
“Soggy” is pronounced SO-gee (/ˈsɑɡi/ in IPA).
How do you use “soggy” in a sentence?
Here is “soggy” used in a sentence: “The sandwich went soggy after sitting in the fridge overnight.”
What is another word for “soggy”?
Words with a similar meaning to “soggy” include drenched, saturated and sodden.
What part of speech is “soggy”?
“Soggy” is an adjective.
