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saggy

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //sˈæɡi// sag·gy

adj. hanging down loosely and looking weak or tired. You use this to describe skin, clothes, or even a tired face.

adj. hanging down loosely or flabbily; lacking firmness or tension. Often used to describe physical appearance or the state of fabric.


SIMPLE

He wore a saggy pair of old jeans.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of heavy lifting, the old wooden fence became saggy and eventually collapsed in the wind.

COMPLEX

The actress joked about her saggy skin, noting that it was the only part of her body that finally looked as old as her actual age.

Origin

From sag + -y.

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