skintight
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of skintight
Example Sentences
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Amateur male runners are ditching shorts for skintight speedsuits, but not because they make them faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The inner layer of his piece is a skintight runners set made of neoprene and lycra and finished with reflective orange lining.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
When New York City was rattled by an earthquake earlier this year, Hernández threw on a skintight jumpsuit and a cap with NYC on it to embody the trembler.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
She wore a black skintight leather dress with red stitching and long latex gloves, as she strutted down the runway for the designers Vin + Omi's 20th anniversary show.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
It seemed to me that everyone else’s clothing was subdued and tossed together, not shiny, skintight, and painstakingly color-coordinated.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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