baggy

[bag-ee]

adjective

baggier, baggiest 

1. baglike; hanging loosely.

   Synonyms: loose-fitting, loose, droopy

baggy

¹

/ ˈbæɡɪ /

adjective

1. (of clothes) hanging loosely; puffed out

baggy

²

/ ˈbæɡɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of bagie

Other Word Forms

• baggily adverb
• bagginess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of baggy¹

First recorded in 1820–30; bag + -y ¹

Example Sentences

When the news broke and Agar was presented with his baggy green cap by Glenn McGrath, Cricket Australia's own website called it "one of the biggest Ashes bombshells in history".

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Standing five foot two, with his baggy suits and gap-toothed smile, he was used to being underestimated.

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Do not be fooled by suggestions Australia have unveiled a list of geriatrics, ready to shuffle off to a cricketing retirement home, tending the garden in their baggy green caps.

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There were plenty of reasons why Harris might never have pulled on a baggy green cap.

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But Vaughan - on his only tour of Australia - bloodied some noses and learned valuable lessons about how to beat the men in baggy green caps.

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