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saggy

American  
[sag-ee] / ˈsæg i /

adjective

saggier, saggiest
  1. sagging or tending to sag.

    a saggy roof.


Other Word Forms

  • sagginess noun

Etymology

Origin of saggy

First recorded in 1850–55; sag + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Bagpuss, the saggy old cloth cat who starred in one of Britain's best-loved children's TV shows, is set to appear in a new film that will see him awaken in the present day.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

King co-signed her saggy sunhat with a description provided to EW that could be interpreted as shade: “It's perfect, as if some beautiful, fashionable Hindenburg suddenly dropped on her head.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

Now the writer who built her reputation on speed and brevity, who once described novels as “a big saggy mess,” is about to debut her own, highly anticipated first novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

I’d started taking estrogen and progesterone to avoid the saggy skin, weight gain, and all-around wretchedness of getting old.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

On one side was her large, saggy bed covered with crocheted pillows and stuffed animals.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer