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soggily

soggily

4.7
In a wet, soft way on very damp ground
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɑɡi/
translation icon : mojadamente
  • Her shoes squelched soggily as she crossed the flooded street.

Examples

  • After the rain, the children walked soggily through the muddy field.

  • She stepped soggily onto the grass, leaving wet footprints behind.

  • The paper towel absorbed the spill soggily, leaving the surface damp.

  • He was soggily wet after the downpour.

  • The ground was covered soggily after the heavy rain.

  • The children splashed soggily in the puddles left by the rain.

  • The dog ran soggily across the wet grass after the storm.

Synonyms

wetly
vssoggily
1 3.6

In a way that is covered with water or tears

is used for heavier, more saturated dampness rather than simple wetness
damply
vssoggily
1 2.5

In a slightly wet way that feels cool on the skin

is more saturated or squishy rather than mildly wet
moistly
vssoggily
1 2.8

In a slightly wet way

is more saturated or heavy with moisture than that
humidly
vssoggily
3.5

In a damp way that makes things feel wet

refers to actual material wetness instead of humidity in the air
dewily
vssoggily
8.8

In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning

applies to general heavy dampness, not limited to dew moisture
soddenly
vssoggily
  • Archaic
8.2

In a very wet way, like clothes soaked by rain

is less completely soaked and usually not as extremely wet
dripping
vssoggily
1.5

Extremely wet so that water falls from clothes or hair

is usually less saturated, indicating dampness rather than pouring liquid

How Wet

soggily
4.7
wetly
1 3.6
damply
1 2.5

Surface Forms

soggily positive

Morphology

soggily = soggy (transparent) = soggy + ly

Straightforward adverbial formation from the adjective 'soggy' with the expected literal meaning 'in a wet or damp manner'.

Etymology

Soggily comes from soggy, which comes from the old word sog meaning 'to soak' and is like the verb soak. So, soggily means doing something 'in a wet or damp way'.