Baggy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæŋi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪtˈaks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪtˈaks/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæŋi/.

Examples

baggy trousers
a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loose-fitting sloppy

Parts of Speech

adjective

not fitting closely; hanging loosely

“baggy trousers”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sackartig

nicht eng anliegend; locker hängen

🇫🇷French

bouffant

ne s'adapte pas étroitement ; pendre librement

🇪🇸Spanish

holgado

no encajar bien; colgando libremente

🇮🇹Italian

gonfio

non adattarsi perfettamente; appeso liberamente

🇳🇱Dutch

flodderig

past niet nauw; losjes hangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

folgado

não se ajustando bem; pendurado frouxamente

🇷🇺Russian

мешковатый

не плотно прилегает; свободно висит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊलजलूल

बारीकी से फिट नहीं होना; ढीला लटका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাগি

ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে ফিট না; আলগাভাবে ঝুলন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பேக்கி

நெருக்கமாக பொருந்தவில்லை; தளர்வாக தொங்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్యాగీ

దగ్గరగా సరిపోవడం లేదు; వదులుగా వేలాడుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅगी

जवळून बसत नाही; सैल लटकत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેગી

નજીકથી ફિટ નથી; ઢીલી રીતે અટકી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೀಲದ

ನಿಕಟವಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಸಡಿಲವಾಗಿ ನೇತಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാഗി

അടുത്ത് ചേരുന്നില്ല; തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਗੀ

ਨੇੜਿਓਂ ਫਿੱਟ ਨਹੀਂ; ਢਿੱਲੀ ਲਟਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیگی

قریب سے فٹ نہیں ہے؛ ڈھیلا پھانسی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽松的

不紧密贴合；松松地悬挂着

🇯🇵Japanese

だぶだぶの

ぴったりとフィットしていない。ゆるくぶら下がっている

🇰🇷Korean

불룩한

꼭 맞지 않음; 느슨하게 매달려

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rộng thùng thình

không vừa khít; treo lỏng lẻo

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นถุง

ไม่พอดี; ห้อยหลวมๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

longgar

tidak pas; tergantung longgar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فضفاض

لا يتناسب بشكل وثيق. معلقة بشكل فضفاض

🇮🇷Persian

کیسه دار

نزدیک نیست؛ شل آویزان

🇹🇷Turkish

bol

yakından uymuyor; gevşekçe asılı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רחב

לא מתאים היטב; תלוי רופף

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