skintight

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See also: skin-tight

English

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Etymology

From skin +‎ tight.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

skintight (not comparable)

  1. Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.
    Synonyms: body-hugging, figure-hugging; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
    • 1967 May, William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, Bantam, published 1976, →ISBN, page 25:
      He'd have to stow the Gun somewhere; no place to conceal it in the skintight bodysuit.
    • 2010, “Teenage Dream”, performed by Katy Perry:
      I'mma get your heart racing / In my skin-tight jeans / Be your teenage dream tonight

Translations

conforming tightly to the body
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