fitted

[ fit-id ]

/ ˈfɪt ɪd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of fit¹.

adjective

made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.

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Origin of fitted

First recorded in 1730–40; fit¹ + -ed²

usage note for fitted

See fit¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM fitted

fit·ted·ness, nounun·fit·ted, adjectivewell-fitted, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fitted

fit, fitted (see usage note at fit¹)

Words nearby fitted

fit note, fit out, fits and starts, fitspiration, fitspo, fitted, fitten, fitter, fitting, fitting room, Fittipaldi

How to use fitted in a sentence

When open, the hatch must be draped with the equivalent of a sort of fitted bed sheet—decidedly low tech, albeit with a decidedly high purpose.
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Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
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He was gonna join the fight, you know, really he was, got his ninja getup fitted and everything.
The Scared Widdle Kitty of ISIS|Jacob Siegel|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.
Kate Middleton, the Preggers Fashion Princess|Tom Sykes|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the troops kicked open the door, they found a woman being fitted with her lethal garment.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her.
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Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
On the other hand it seems to be thought that there are people who are specially fitted to be the victims of untruth.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The wee round wonders with their mystery of velvety colour are well fitted to take captive the young eye.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Gourges fitted out three vessels and 150 soldiers at his own expense to revenge their death, and repair the honor of his nation.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for fitted

fitted

/ (ˈfɪtɪd) /

adjective

designed for excellent fita fitted suit

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

(of furniture) built to fit a particular spacea fitted cupboard
(of a room) equipped with fitted furniturea fitted kitchen

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

having accessory parts

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