close-fitting
close-fitting adjective: snug, tight, form-fitting.
Adjective
close-fitting (comparative more close-fitting, superlative most close-fitting)
- Snug, tight, form-fitting.
- Her close-fitting clothes showed off her assets.
- Though this arrangement was a vast improvement on what had gone before, the engine crew were still very conscious of a side wind round their legs, and it was not until 1892 that R. J. Billinton rectified this, when he built his "D3" Class 0-4-4 bogie tank engines Nos. 363-398, and provided them...1945 November and December, A. B. MacLeod, “Development of the L.B.S.C.R. Driver's Cab”, in Railway Magazine, pages 335–336
- Synonyms:
- clingy, figure-hugging, as tight as Dick's hatband, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, form-fitting, skinny, skintight, slim-fit
Synonyms of close-fitting
5 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- snug
- tight
- tight-fitting
- as tight as Dick's hatband
- succinct
Antonyms
Forms of close-fitting
| comparative | more close-fitting |
|---|---|
| superlative | most close-fitting |
| alternative form | closefitting |
Questions about close-fitting
- What does close-fitting mean?
- Close-fitting means snug, tight, form-fitting.
- What part of speech is close-fitting?
- Close-fitting is an adjective.
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