baggy
adjective
bag·gy
| \ ˈba-gē
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baggier;
baggiest
Definition of baggy
1
: loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
baggy trousers
2
: loosely constructed and inflated with inessential elements
a baggy novel
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Other Words from baggy
baggily
\ ˈba-gə-lē
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adverb
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adverb
bagginess
\ ˈba-gē-nəs
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noun
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noun
Examples of baggy in a Sentence
These pants are too baggy at the knees.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alberto Iran Corbo Martinez, a defendant in one case, tried to conceal songbirds in hair curlers taped to his legs beneath baggy pants. — Karine Aigner, National Geographic, "Songbirds are being snatched from Miami’s forests," 25 July 2019 The 37-year-old has evolved from wearing baggy clothes and ill-fitting suits to becoming a trendsetter with his pre-game looks in the arena tunnels. — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, "Fashionable 50," 18 July 2019 That blended with that urban look of the baggy jeans. — Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, "Fashionable 50," 18 July 2019 In past years, some men have also been the subject of dress code crackdowns, including two separate cases in 2011, when men were kicked off flights after arguing with airline staffers who asked them to pull up baggy pants. — Author: Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News, "What can’t you wear on an airline flight? It’s complicated.," 12 July 2019 Mass arrests were often carried out simply on the basis of appearance; wearing baggy clothes could be enough. — Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, "The Truce," 10 June 2019 Billie's known for wearing a lot of baggy clothes and track suits. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "10 Facts About Billie Eilish That Will Make You Even More Obsessed With Her," 21 May 2019 Billie Eilish is speaking her truth in a new Calvin Klein ad by revealing the reason behind her signature baggy clothes. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Billie Eilish Reveals the Reason for Her Baggy Clothes in New Calvin Klein Ad," 11 May 2019 In their place are baggy hoodies and roomy trousers and boxy T-shirts, all in unexpected colors like red and lavender and goldenrod—and, maybe most unexpectedly, everything in the initial offering retailing for less than a Band button-up. — Sam Schube, GQ, "Scott Sternberg on His New Line, His Exit from Band of Outsiders, and Making Clothes for the Entire World," 4 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baggy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for baggy
baggy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of baggy
of clothing
: very loose : not tight
See the full definition for baggy in the English Language Learners Dictionary
baggy
adjective
bag·gy
| \ ˈba-gē
\
\
baggier;
baggiest
Kids Definition of baggy
: hanging loosely or puffed out like a bag
baggy pants