Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or quality of being baggy.

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  • noun The characteristic of being baggy.

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Examples

  • Of Abby May and Edna Cheney I retain a general impression of "bagginess" -- of loose jackets over loose waistbands, of escaping locks of hair, of bodies seemingly one size from the neck down.

    The Story of a Pioneer 1915

  • "bagginess" -- of loose jackets over loose waistbands, of escaping locks of hair, of bodies seemingly one size from the neck down.

    The Story of a Pioneer Anna Howard Shaw 1883

  • Do not double duty on bagginess, i.e. wearing a blousy top or oversize items.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • Would it be practical to have a tailor somehow taper them to get of their bagginess?

    Getting a Good Fit in a Shirt Teri Agins 2011

  • For all of its bagginess and verbosity, though, "Millennium People" does occasionally show Ballard to good effect—particularly his acute sense of the absurd middle-class protesters wave signs that read: "We don't like the kind of people we've become" and his icy skill with scenes of violence.

    'The Bonfire Of the Volvos' Sam Sacks 2011

  • His arms lost in the bagginess of the red t-shirt he was wearing.

    For the Sake of the Boy Ramola D 2011

  • Do not double duty on bagginess, i.e. wearing a blousy top or oversize items.

    Tailored Tuesdays 2009

  • For all of its bagginess and verbosity, though, "Millennium People" does occasionally show Ballard to good effect—particularly his acute sense of the absurd middle-class protesters wave signs that read: "We don't like the kind of people we've become" and his icy skill with scenes of violence.

    'The Bonfire Of the Volvos' Sam Sacks 2011

  • An insouciant bagginess in the crotch of his flannel pants seemed so promising.

    Petey Prickles Vs. Funeral Steve: An ALL-NEW Petey Prickles Caper! 2010

  • I wonder if Fox News may be deciding to dial back its bug-eyed tea-bagginess.

    Has Fox News Bugged Out on 'Baggers?: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

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