Mugginess

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being muggy. uncountable

    "They found that their subjects started overheating dangerously at much lower “wet-bulb” temperatures—a measure that accounts for both heat and mugginess—than what they had expected based on previous theoretical estimates by climate scientists."

  2. 2
    a state of warm humidity wordnet

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closenessstuffinessswelter

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"They found that their subjects started overheating dangerously at much lower “wet-bulb” temperatures—a measure that accounts for both heat and mugginess—than what they had expected based on previous theoretical estimates by climate scientists."

Etymology

From muggy + -ness.

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