skintight
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of skintight
Example Sentences
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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
In our band, there is no difference — these guys’ll wear those skintight pants to do yard work.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 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
The hosts were clad in matching white blouses, thick black-rimmed glasses, leather culottes and spacey skintight berets.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
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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