baggier; baggiest
1
: loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
baggy trousers
2
: loosely constructed and inflated with inessential elements
a baggy novel
Examples of baggy in a Sentence
These pants are too baggy at the knees.
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While the wide-leg denim trend is making way for slimmer styles in 2026, most fashion-forward celebs and trendsetters have doubled-down on baggy denim by letting their hems puddle to the ground, as if to viscerally reject any semblance of structure.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2026
Once on the festival grounds, Kylie wore a ruffled, open front white Ann Demeulemeester top, paired with Levi’s 94 baggy jeans in a pale blue wash, Staud Freja leather thong sandals, a Chrome Hearts white gold belly chain, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Hitting the sweet spot between floor-grazing baggy jeans and calves-baring capris, a subtly cropped pair of jeans shows off your shoes without leaving too much in the cold.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Jodie Foster in a baggy off-the-rack prom gown for her first Oscar.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2026
Once on the festival grounds, Kylie wore a ruffled, open front white Ann Demeulemeester top, paired with Levi’s 94 baggy jeans in a pale blue wash, Staud Freja leather thong sandals, a Chrome Hearts white gold belly chain, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Hitting the sweet spot between floor-grazing baggy jeans and calves-baring capris, a subtly cropped pair of jeans shows off your shoes without leaving too much in the cold.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Jodie Foster in a baggy off-the-rack prom gown for her first Oscar.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Baggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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baggy
adjective
bag·gy
ˈbag-ē 
baggier; baggiest
: loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag
baggy pants
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