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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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Lawrence was spotted in New York City this week, looking effortlessly cool in a baggy denim shirt and wide-leg jeans, paired with brightly colored flats.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Gibb's statue depicts her in her baggy Bermuda shorts and bathing suit tank top, wearing the leather nurse’s flats that were the best approximation of running shoes available to her at the time.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In a photo shared from the Indio, California, festival, Jenner leaned into the lingerie-as-outerwear trend, sporting a sequined bra top with long fringe paired with baggy, light-wash denim.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Baggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggy. Accessed 24 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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