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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The Sneaker Take your sneakers off of the track by pairing them with baggy jeans and a shearling bomber for a cool, off-duty look.
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
In April, the Princess of Wales got back to her millennial roots by ditching baggy denim cuts in favor of brown skinny jeans during a visit to Scotland with Prince William.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Police described the suspect as a light-skinned man, who was seen in footage wearing a black winter hat, a green or gray jacket, a black hoodie, black, baggy pants, and white and black sneakers.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
This duo from Automet is the perfect combination of an oversized hoodie and baggy sweats that don’t look sloppy, and they can be worn together or separately.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
In April, the Princess of Wales got back to her millennial roots by ditching baggy denim cuts in favor of brown skinny jeans during a visit to Scotland with Prince William.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Police described the suspect as a light-skinned man, who was seen in footage wearing a black winter hat, a green or gray jacket, a black hoodie, black, baggy pants, and white and black sneakers.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
This duo from Automet is the perfect combination of an oversized hoodie and baggy sweats that don’t look sloppy, and they can be worn together or separately.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baggy
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“Baggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggy. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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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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