fitted

[fit-id]

adjective

1. made so as to follow closely the contours of a form, shape, or space.

   Our comfortable, durable fitted sheet hugs your mattress with a continuous elastic hem.

   The best way to use all of the car’s trunk space is fitted luggage—one of the luxury options.

2. having the characteristics needed or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, environment, etc.; suited.

   The reading specialist will devise an individually fitted program for each child.

3. Building Trades.

   1. having the needed cabinets, appliances, fixtures, or other elements included as integral to the construction.

      The lid on the secretary desk lowers to reveal a fitted interior with letter slots and two drawers.

      The ground floor has a living room and a fully fitted kitchen.

   2. (of cabinets, a floor, bookcase, or the like) laid or installed after walls, doors, windows, etc., are already complete, generally as part of a renovation and in a way that gives the appearance of having been originally built in.

      Our highly trained team can help you create the fitted floor of your choice at a competitive price.

4. included as an integral part during manufacture.

   Antilock braking is fitted, complete with cornering brake control, brake-assist, and electronic brake force distribution.

5. Statistics.,  (of a value) predicted according to a model based on existing data, as opposed to occurring in reality or in a testing situation.

   The fitted results obtained using the algorithmic software are in good agreement with the measured ones.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fit.

fitted

/ ˈfɪtɪd /

adjective

1. designed for excellent fit

   a fitted suit

2. (of a carpet) cut, sewn, or otherwise adapted to cover a floor completely

3. 1. (of furniture) built to fit a particular space

      a fitted cupboard

   2. (of a room) equipped with fitted furniture

      a fitted kitchen

4. (of sheets) having ends that are elasticated and shaped to fit tightly over a mattress

5. having accessory parts

Usage

See fit ¹.

Other Word Forms

• fittedness noun
• unfitted adjective
• well-fitted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitted¹

First recorded in 1730–40; fit ¹ + -ed ² for the adjective senses; fit ¹ + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Waymo said a small fleet of Jaguar I-Pace vehicles fitted with special sensors is already in transit and will start navigating through London in the coming weeks.

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Five of those staircases will eventually be fitted together like a jigsaw puzzle to form the show’s iconic barricade where the student revolutionaries fight and die in Act 2.

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"Billy would be in there with his feet up, window open and having a smoke between sessions. It was the maddest gym ever, but it just fitted."

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Each pine marten has been fitted with a radio collar so researchers can follow their fortunes over the next six to nine months.

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Trains with such windows have since been withdrawn from service or fitted with engineering controls to prevent windows being opened while trains are moving.

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