tightfitting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tightfitting
Example Sentences
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After thousands of women participated in a marathon on the southern island of Kish in early December, many of them without headscarves and in tightfitting sportswear, two of the organizers were detained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Squeezed into tightfitting Lycra costumes, they have been wielding oversized pugil sticks, running around floating scaffolds and chasing only slightly less musclebound members of the public up walls, in front of a cheering crowd.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
Her face was covered by a tightfitting mask with painted-on doll features.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Stir in the mixed vegetables, then reduce the heat to low, cover with a tightfitting lid and cook until the rice has absorbed all of the liquid, 15 to 20 minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
She wore a steelgrey undergarment, which fell down in graceful folds on her embroidered sandals; and over this a tightfitting black tunic, reaching to the knees.
From Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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