bag·gy

[bag-ee]
adjective, bag·gi·er, bag·gi·est.
baglike; hanging loosely.

Origin:
1820–30; bag + -y1

bag·gi·ly, adverb
bag·gi·ness, noun


droopy, sagging, loose, loose-fitting.
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baggy1 (ˈbæɡɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -gier, -giest
(of clothes) hanging loosely; puffed out
 
'baggily1
 
adv
 
'bagginess1
 
n

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Baggy is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
baggy2 (ˈbæɡɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -gies
a variant spelling of bagie

bagie or baggy (ˈbeɪɡɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -gies
dialect (Northumbrian) a turnip
 
[perhaps from rutabaga]
 
baggy or baggy
 
n
 
[perhaps from rutabaga]

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baggy
"puffed out, hanging loosely," 1831, from bag (q.v.).
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Example sentences
Not wear loose-fitting or baggy clothing when using power tools.
Inappropriate clothing that is excessively baggy or too heavy in warm weather.
When everyone else wore low-slung, baggy pants, he was popping the collars on his designer polo shirts.
Long pants should be worn without cuffs and not excessively baggy, unless lab aprons sufficiently cover the legs.
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