tightfitting

American  

[tahyt-fit-ing] / ˈtaɪtˈfɪt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a garment) fitting closely to the contours of the body.

   tightfitting pants.

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Etymology

Origin of tightfitting

First recorded in 1840–50; tight + fit ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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

He was so short of breath that, except for quick breaks during meals, he relied on a biPAP, a ventilator that required a tightfitting face mask.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

In a large pot with a tightfitting cover, combine oil and garlic over medium-low heat.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 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