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tightfitting

[tahyt-fit-ing]

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adjective

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

Origin of tightfitting

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tight-fitting

Contemporary Examples of tight-fitting

On Twitter, she touted yoga, along with pictures of herself in tight-fitting yoga attire.
Gulnara Karimova’s Tweets Hint at Uzbek Power Struggle
Anonymous
November 22, 2013
Hillary ultimately is pressured into changing into a tight-fitting blue prom dress.
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Marlow Stern
May 13, 2013
And for the last week I have been sporting a pretty serious, tight-fitting secret.
Jacob Tomsky Wears Mantyhose (Men’s Pantyhose) for a Week
Jacob Tomsky
February 19, 2013
Formichetti presented a collection of tight-fitting trousers and jumpsuits in shades of camel that called to mind Tarzan-couture.
Paris Fashion Week Kicks Off
Robin Givhan
October 1, 2011

Historical Examples of tight-fitting

He was sheathed from head to foot in a tight-fitting garment, black as Erebus!
A Nest of Spies
Pierre Souvestre
Vaguely, dimly, he saw that Miss Foster's tight-fitting bodice was the matter.
A Great Man
Arnold Bennett
The body was enclosed by a tight-fitting ring, and on this he could make no impression.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"
Douglas English
Soldiers, in their tight-fitting tunic and stiff collars, are the worst.
Papers on Health
John Kirk
Of Barouffski she could see now but the back of his head, the back of his tight-fitting coat.
The Monster
Edgar Saltus