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skintight

adj
/ˈskɪnˌtaɪt/US

Etymology

From skin + tight.

  1. derived from *ten-✻ — “to stretch, pull”
  2. derived from *tenkt-✻ — “dense, thick, tight”
  3. inherited from *þinhtaz✻
  4. inherited from *þį̄ht(ī)✻
  5. inherited from *þiht✻
  6. inherited from tight
  7. compounded as skintight — “skin + tight”

Definitions

  1. Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.

    • He'd have to stow the Gun somewhere; no place to conceal it in the skintight bodysuit.
    • I'mma get your heart racing / In my skin-tight jeans / Be your teenage dream tonight

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA