Michael Dirda

In classic noir fiction and film, it is always hot. Fans whirr in sweltering hotel rooms, sweat forms on a stranger's brow, the muggy air stifles - one can hardly breathe. Come nightfall, there is no relief, only the darkness that allows illicit lovers to meet, the trusted to betray, and murderers to act.

American Critic

Use 'muggy' to describe hot, moist air, often found in summer or tropical climates.

Weather Specific

'Muggy' often implies the weather causes discomfort or a sticky feeling on the skin.

Physical Discomfort

Muggy weather does not necessarily mean it's raining, but implies a high level of humidity in the air.

Not Rainy

 to the present day and enzyme design. We're really at a creative crossroads, and with enzymes, can edit what nature wrote or write our own stories with amino acids. So next time you're outdoors on a muggy night and you see a firefly, I hope you think of enzymes.

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 they've had a hard life and they get wet and dirty and muggy in but they're happy they've healed the inside and that's sometimes that's the hardest part you