WordValesoggy
wet and soft
In more detail
1. (adjective) soft and wet, often in an unpleasant way
2. (adjective) (of weather) wet and damp
Examples
- 1. The bread became soggy after sitting in milk.
- 2. It was a soggy afternoon with rain falling steadily.
How to use soggy
Soggy is used informally to describe something unpleasantly wet or soft, often implying that moisture has damaged or degraded the quality of the object. It carries a slightly negative connotation, unlike the neutral term 'damp' or the more technical 'saturated'. It is commonly used in casual speech about food, ground, or weather conditions.
Common phrases
- soggy ground
- soggy weather
- soggy biscuits
- soggy bread
- become soggy
Synonyms
wet · damp · waterlogged · saturated · mushy
Opposites
dry · crisp
Word family
soggily (adverb) · sogginess (noun)
A common mistake
Learners sometimes use 'soggy' for any kind of wetness, but it specifically implies an undesirable softness or loss of firmness caused by moisture, not merely being wet or damp.
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