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tightfitting

[tahyt-fit-ing] /ˈtaɪtˈfɪt ɪŋ/

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adjective

1.

(of a garment) fitting closely to the contours of the body:

tightfitting pants.

Origin of tightfitting

1840-1850

First recorded in 1840-50; tight + fit¹ + -ing²

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His tightfitting suit, as black as the bass, was something off a park bench.

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