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tight-fitting

 adjective
     
tight-fitting
fitting very closely or tightly:
a tight-fitting skirt
WORD FOCUS: tight WORD FOCUS: tight
clothes: skintight, figure-hugging, tight-fitting also close-fitting British English, snug
rope/wire/chain: taut
screw/lid/handle: be on firmly/tightly, be firmly fastened/closed

➔ See also tight
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