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baggy

American  
[bag-ee] / ˈbæg i /

adjective

baggier, baggiest

  1. baglike; hanging loosely.

    Synonyms:
    loose-fitting, loose, droopy
baggy 1 British  
/ ˈbæɡɪ /

adjective

  1. (of clothes) hanging loosely; puffed out

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baggy 2 British  
/ ˈbæɡɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of bagie

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Other Word Forms

  • baggily adverb
  • bagginess noun

Etymology

Origin of baggy

First recorded in 1820–30; bag + -y 1

Example Sentences

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I remember her baggy, unwashed clothes, her messy bun, her watery eyes.

From Literature

Wearing an ill-fitting hooded sweatshirt, with gray stubbles and baggy eyes, he didn’t look like a typical upscale tourist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, he said, he was shepherded into a glass office where a thin man in a baggy suit named Alex told him to sign three packets of documents.

From Los Angeles Times

Nineteenth-century realist novels—those “loose baggy monsters,” in Henry James’s words—get a bad rap for being boring.

From The Wall Street Journal

Clyde: Hayley loves funny fits I wear, maybe baggy sweatpants and a funny beanie.

From Los Angeles Times

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