- tightly fitting
- adjectivefitting snugly (Freq. 1)-
a tightly-fitting cover
-tight-fitting clothes
• Syn: ↑tight-fitting, ↑tightfitting, ↑tight fitting, ↑skinny• Similar to: ↑tight
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tightly fitting
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-fitting — [ fıtıŋ ] suffix used with some adjectives and adverbs to make adjectives describing how clothing fits someone: loose fitting clothes tightly fitting trousers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-fitting — UK [fɪtɪŋ] US suffix used with some adjectives and adverbs to make adjectives describing how clothing fits someone loose fitting clothes tightly fitting trousers Thesaurus: words used to describe clotheshyponym … Useful english dictionary
-fitting — UK [fɪtɪŋ] / US suffix used with some adjectives and adverbs to make adjectives describing how clothing fits someone loose fitting clothes tightly fitting trousers … English dictionary
-fitting — [[t] fɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED fitting combines with adjectives or adverbs such as close , loose , or tightly to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to. ...loose fitting night clothes.… … English dictionary
tightly — tight, tightly Tight is used as an adverb in combination with a number of verbs, primarily in commands or instructions: hold tight, sit tight, sleep tight. It also occurs as the first element in a few compound adjectives, e.g. tight fisted, tight … Modern English usage
tightly — tight ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed, closed, or fastened firmly. 2) (of clothes) close fitting. 3) well sealed against something such as water or air. 4) (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack. 5) (of an area or space) allowing… … English terms dictionary
tight-fitting — adjective fitting snugly a tightly fitting cover tight fitting clothes • Syn: ↑tightfitting, ↑tight fitting, ↑tightly fitting, ↑skinny • Similar to: ↑tight … Useful english dictionary
tight fitting — adjective fitting snugly a tightly fitting cover tight fitting clothes • Syn: ↑tight fitting, ↑tightfitting, ↑tightly fitting, ↑skinny • Similar to: ↑tight … Useful english dictionary
loose-fitting — adjective not fitting closely; hanging loosely baggy trousers a loose fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather • Syn: ↑baggy, ↑sloppy • Similar to: ↑loose * * * /loohs fit ing/ … Useful english dictionary
close-fitting — adjective fitting closely but comfortably a close fit • Syn: ↑close, ↑snug • Similar to: ↑tight * * * close fitting [close fitting] [ˌkləʊs ˈfɪtɪŋ] … Useful english dictionary
