tightfitting

[ tahyt-fit-ing ]

/ ˈtaɪtˈfɪt ɪŋ /

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

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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

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