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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Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 2 Jan. 2026
Diana is supportive of her grandkids' passions Diana showed off her granddaughter Jagger’s modeling debut for the clothing brand Fear of God on Facebook in 2022, sharing a professional photo of the tween in an oversized yellow sweatshirt with a white collar underneath and a pair of baggy khakis.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
This baggy pair has caught my eye because of its comfort and on-trend silhouette.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Madewell Puff-sleeve Sweatshirt A cozy sweatshirt tops my list of winter must-haves, but Parisians would never be caught in anything too baggy or bearing a logo.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Baggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baggy. Accessed 3 Jan. 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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