close-fitting
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈkloʊsˌfɪtɪŋ/
:
ajustado
- Inside lay a gold bracelet, its links flat, close-fitting, perfect.
- close-fitting cap
- close-fitting jacket
- close-fitting tunic
Examples
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The head was covered by a skullcap or close-fitting helmet.
Fiction book (2000) -
For a jacket, I chose a blue pullover type of ocean kayaking shirt with close-fitting Neoprene cuffs and collar.
Fiction book (1999) -
They both wear close fitting black wig caps.
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Beneath that, he wore a close-fitting garment of gold thread or mail.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now a close-fitting knitted hat and a sweater vest, and I'm ready.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was a man, clad all in close-fitting, earth-colored clothes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Coolidge wears a knitted cap, close-fitting and tasseled on top.
Fiction book (1991) -
She has a penchant for wearing close-fitting minidresses and knee-high boots.
Blog text (2) -
They wore close-fitting caps of hardened leather, except for an officer who wore a larger helmet covered with what appeared to be plates sawn from the iron-hard tusks.
Fiction book (1990) -
When you're working with power tools, you need to wear close-fitting clothing.
Synonyms
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2.6
Tight with little space between parts
28
1.4
Warm and comfortable, fitting closely to the body
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6.0
Clothing that fits close to the body and shows its shape
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3.5
Clothes that fit very closely to the body
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3.4
Stays close to the body or an object and is not loose
4
3.9
Clothes that are close to the shape of the body and show its outline
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4.1
Clothing that fits very closely and clings to the body
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3.2
Close and firm against the shape of something or someone
Made to match the shape and size of something
Close to the body or an object without much space
Tight and fitting closely to the body
Fitting very closely to the shape of something without gaps
Antonyms
How Tight
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word close-fitting is made of close ('near' or 'tight') and fitting from fit ('to be the right size'). Think of a lid or a dress that sits very near and not loose to what it covers. So, close-fitting means something that fits tightly to the body or an object.