soggy

Everyday

1. Soggy means very wet and soft, often in an unpleasant way, like soggy cereal or soggy grass. tree →
2. Soggy food has gone soft because it soaked up liquid or was kept too long. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: soggy sandwiches, soggy chips, soggy shoes after the rain, a soggy field after a storm. In science, soggy soil is full of water. In stories, it describes rainy, muddy days.

Examples

• My cereal went soggy because I left it too long. tree →
• The field was too soggy to play football on. tree →
• Our sandwiches got soggy in the rain. tree →
• Take off your soggy socks and put on dry ones. tree →
• The cardboard box went soggy and fell apart. tree →
• Nobody likes soggy chips. tree →
• After the storm the garden was soggy and muddy. tree →

Note

Adjective: soggy, soggier, soggiest (y changes to i). Soggy is wetter and softer than damp; it is usually a negative word. Opposite: «crisp» or «dry».