SOGGY
What does "SOGGY" mean?
Wet and soft, in an unpleasant or limp way.
Meanings
- Saturated with moisture; thoroughly wet and heavy or soft. Our shoes were soggy after the walk through the marsh.
- Of food, unpleasantly moist, limp, or undercooked in the middle. The cereal turned soggy before he finished his coffee.
- Dull, heavy, or lacking spirit. The market had a soggy week, with prices barely moving. figurative
Word origin
From English dialect 'sog' (a swamp or bog) plus '-y'; 'sog' is of obscure origin, possibly Scandinavian, related to the idea of soaking.
Remember it
SOGGY has a soft, sinking sound — the double 'g' sags in the middle like wet bread folding over.
A little poem
Last cornflake adrift-
the spoon arrives too late, finds
a small drowned island.
haiku
Wordplay
- I left my crackers in the rain and called them weather-tested. The taste test called them soggy.
What it teaches
Timing makes the meal: even the crispest thing turns soggy if you leave it sitting too long.
Quick facts
What does SOGGY mean?
Wet and soft, in an unpleasant or limp way.
Is SOGGY a valid word?
Yes — SOGGY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SOGGY?
SOGGY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SOGGY come from?
From English dialect 'sog' (a swamp or bog) plus '-y'; 'sog' is of obscure origin, possibly Scandinavian, related to the idea of soaking.
What can SOGGY teach us?
Timing makes the meal: even the crispest thing turns soggy if you leave it sitting too long.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.