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What is the difference between muggy and humid?

Question #126017. Asked by star_gazer.

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eyhung star
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eyhung star
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They are the same except muggy is colloquial.

link http://weather.about.com/od/m/g/muggy.htm

May 23 2012, 11:02 PM
Daaanieeel
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Daaanieeel
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There is none, "humid" is the more scientific term while "muggy" is more colloqiual.

"Muggy is a slang term used to describe weather that is hot and humid."

link http://weather.about.com/od/m/g/muggy.htm

May 23 2012, 11:06 PM
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sportsherald
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While muggy is humid, humid is not necessarily muggy, in that conditions can also be cool and humid, e.g. fog.

"hu·mid? ?/?hyum?d or, often, ?yu-/ [hyoo-mid or, often, yoo-] adjective
containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate."
-link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humid?s=t

"mug·gy? ?/?m?gi/ Show Spelled[muhg-ee] Show IPA
adjective, mug·gi·er, mug·gi·est.
(of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close." -link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muggy?s=t

"fog1 ? ?/f?g, f?g/ Show Spelled [fog, fawg] Show IPA noun, verb, fogged, fog·ging.
noun
1. a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility." -link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fog?s=t

May 23 2012, 11:23 PM
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