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View synonyms for loose-fitting

loose-fitting

[ loos-fit-ing ]

adjective

  1. (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of loose-fitting1

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

A loose-fitting, almost Roman dress reflected what Lagerfeld described in the show notes as a “Roman typeface of design.”

The hair melds with his bohemian attitude, and loose-fitting, rarely tailored clothing.

Reporters craned to see him, noting that he wore a loose fitting, dark blue prison uniform that looked like surgical scrubs.

He had opted for loose-fitting maroon pants and a dark grey T-shirt, and seemed more approachable without his robes on.

Eman Galal, a 26-year-old English teacher is veiled and dressed in loose fitting clothes.

That is why loose fitting undergarments are cooler than tight ones.

This mixture, after sterilization, is poured into flat dishes with loose-fitting covers.

"I wish I had thought of that," said Folsom, his knotty hands deep in the pockets of his loose-fitting trousers.

There appeared an elderly man, in a black frockcoat, loose-fitting and not too garishly new, a student's coat rather than a fop's.

This may be caused by a loose-fitting supply valve piston 8, or the port past the regulating valve 12 partly stopped up.

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