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Friday 22 December 7-by-many EFFUSING puzzle
« on: December 23, 2023, 03:14:34 PM »
FUGGINESS/ES – the state of being fuggy https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fugginess
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Re: Friday 22 December 7-by-many EFFUSING puzzle
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2023, 04:57:10 PM »
Yep, I tried fugginess too.  In fact that was my first (disallowed) word.

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Re: Friday 22 December 7-by-many EFFUSING puzzle
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2023, 11:43:39 PM »
How annoying!!
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Re: Friday 22 December 7-by-many EFFUSING puzzle
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2024, 02:07:19 PM »
Very few dictionaries list fugginess, though some include fuggy, defined as "Muggy; stuffy; poorly ventilated", from which fugginess is an obvious derivation.

And the word is not used often, but it does appear occasionally. A 2015 Huffpost article headed "Can Meditation End All Hangovers? (Clue: Yes)" began with the question:

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Is it possible to stop alcohol-related morning-after fugginess, nausea, regrets and lethargy? For good? By the power of your mind alone?

I'll add fugginess as a rare word, but I can't think of a situation where it would be pluralized, so I won't add fugginesses.
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Re: Friday 22 December 7-by-many EFFUSING puzzle
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2024, 03:06:27 PM »
Thank you Alan