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one-size-fits-all

one-size-fits-all adjective: of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.

Adjective

one-size-fits-all (not comparable)

  1. Of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, often) Suitable for a wide range of tastes, opinions, situations, etc.
    • Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy uncomplicated by impassioned debates over the origins of trip hop or the difference between deatchore and screamo.2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51
    • What about overcrowding?
      […] DfT admits that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and that individual operators are best placed to implement locally based safety plans.2020 May 20, “Social distancing: Questions and answers”, in RAIL, page 9

Synonyms of one-size-fits-all

Questions about one-size-fits-all

What does one-size-fits-all mean?
One-size-fits-all means of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.
What part of speech is one-size-fits-all?
One-size-fits-all is an adjective.

Words near one-size-fits-all in the dictionary

  1. one-sixth
  2. one-size diaper
  3. one-size diapers
  4. one-size nappies
  5. one-size nappy
  6. one-size-fits-all
  7. one-size-fits-most
  8. one-spot
  9. one-spots
  10. one-stage prothrombin time
  11. one-stage prothrombin times

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