Saggier

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by a condition where an object exhibits a greater degree of droopiness and reduced firmness than typically expected
2. Describing a state in which something shows signs of losing its tension and appears more lax or loose than normal
3. Having a greater tendency to hang down loosely or to appear less taut than usual

Etymology: Saggier is the comparative of "saggy", so it simply means more sagging than something else. The inflected form was built by adding "-ier" to the adjective, a standard pattern for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, which change the -y to -i before the ending. The base word, "saggy", is formed from "sag" plus the suffix "-y", which turns a noun or verb into an adjective meaning "characterised by" or "full of" the thing named. "Sag" itself is the older root, and it has been part of English for centuries, traceable back to Germanic roots that meant something like giving way under weight or pressure. Adding "-y" gave English a descriptive adjective for anything that droops, bulges, or lacks firmness.

Synonyms: looser, droopier, laxer, wavier, flabbier

Antonyms: firmer, tighter, stiffer, straighter