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Meanings of baggy in English

Not fitting closely; hanging loosely.

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British dance-oriented music genre.

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Examples for "sloppy"
Examples for "sloppy"
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In fact, the way many of us climb today promotes sloppy belaying.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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But Mr Lumsden said sloppy paperwork was only part of the problem.
Radio NZ
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The visitors fell behind to a sloppy goal after just nine minutes.
The Irish Times
4
New Zealand's work at the back of the breakdown was also sloppy.
Radio NZ
5
National MPs said the bill was a lazy, sloppy piece of work.
Radio NZ
1
I replied that if I had loose-fitting clothes, I wouldn't be exercising.
The Irish Times
2
They were coarse and loose-fitting like those worn by the lower classes.
The hunchback assignments
3
She was dressed casually, in a loose-fitting white blouse and blue jeans.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
4
You wear brightly-patterned, loose-fitting pants, probably with a drawstring at the waist.
Wired
5
The loose-fitting man's overalls couldn't blur the bold, clear lines of her body.
Metro 2034
Usage of baggy in English
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Emma of the baggy sweatshirts really didn't know how beautiful she was.
Take a Chance on Me
2
When dotcom hipsters started wearing ripped jeans and baggy sweaters to work?
The Irish Times
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His hands were deep in the pockets of his baggy light trousers.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
4
His suit was baggy; it made him seem bulky, rather than muscular.
The increment: a novel
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She was wearing baggy clothes: men's overalls and a heavy fatigue jacket.
Gods go begging
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He removed his marsuit to stand in baggy trousers and loose tunic.
Rebels of the Red Planet
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He's seldom look back since when confronted by those in baggy green.
The Guardian
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Ellen wore gray sweats that were baggy in all the wrong places.
Be Careful What You Wish For...
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Thank goodness for baggy jackets and guards who didn't pat you down.
Stolen heat
10
My baggy jeans, T-shirt, and high-top sneakers did nothing to inspire confidence.
Extracurricular activities
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His baggy breeches had seemed always to precede him into the room.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
12
Both twins were unconsciously fingering the weapons concealed beneath their baggy shirts.
The lies of locke lamora
13
A blue coat, with red baggy trousers, was the most usual uniform.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1.
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His eyes were baggy-hehad aged even within the last few months.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
15
He was wearing a baggy silk suit with great big orange buttons.
IT
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This youth wore what resembled a white shirt over baggy white trousers.
The Dark Forest
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