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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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
How to style barrel leg jeans—a denim trend from 2025 that is still going strong this year—is not necessarily going to be the same as how to wear baggy pants or skinny jeans.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
The unzipped thigh-high boots included a buckle detail above the knee, with a baggy silhouette that added further avant-garde energy to Charli’s overall look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
The women were able to conceal their pregnancies because they'd been given baggy dresses, clothing from women who'd been gassed, at Auschwitz, Holden said.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Baggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggy. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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