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close-fitting en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (of clothing etc.) Snug, tight, form-fitting.
    • Though this arrangement was a vast improvement on what had gone before, the engine crew were still very conscious of a side wind round their legs, and it was not until 1892 that R. J. Billinton rectified this, when he built his "D3" Class 0-4-4 bogie tank engines Nos. 363-398, and provided them with waist-high close-fitting cab doors. 1945 November and December, A. B. MacLeod, “Development of the L.B.S.C.R. Driver's Cab”, in Railway Magazine, pages 335–336:
    • Her close-fitting clothes showed off her assets.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
closefitting alternative lexicographic
most close-fitting Degree=Sup lexicographic
more close-fitting Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

loose-fitting

Synonyms

tight-fitting · clingy · succinct · body-hugging · close-fitting · skintight · slim-fit · slinky · form-fitting · figure-hugging · clingsome · as tight as Dick's hatband · bodycon · skinny · tight · snug

Translations (18)

bg тесен (tight) · bg впит (tight) · nb tettsittende (tight) · tr dar (tight) · eo strikta (tight) · is þröngur (tight) · pl obcisły (tight) · sv åtsittande (tight) · is aðskorinn (tight) · el εφαρμοστός (tight) · ru облега́ющий (tight) · ka მოკვალთული (tight) · pl opięty (tight) · pl przyciasny (tight) · tr sıkı (tight) · pt justo (tight) · fr serré (tight) · pl ciasny (tight)