"loose-fitting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: looser-fitting [comparative], loosest-fitting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|looser-fitting|sup=loosest-fitting}} loose-fitting (comparative looser-fitting, superlative loosest-fitting)
  1. Baggy, not tight. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: loose, saggy, loose-fitting, baggy, full, loose, loose-fitting, pouchy, saggy, slack Hypernyms: large, voluminous Related terms: outsized, oversized, unfitted, flapping, flappy Translations (not tight): χαλαρός (khalarós) (Ancient Greek), väljä (Finnish), souple (French), вільний (vilʹnyj) (Ukrainian)

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