Of a garment, etc.: Tight-fitting, narrow. Obsolete exc. dialect.

Of clothing, armour, etc.: of an exact fit. Hence: fitting too closely, tight. Cf. just, adv. 1b. Obsolete.

That fits well or closely; attractively formed or shaped. Obsolete.

Fitting tightly to the body, or head; close-fitting (clothes, cap, bonnet, etc.).

Of a garment, shoes, etc.: exactly adjusted or shaped to fit one's body; that is the right size or shape; close-fitting. Cf. well-fitting, adj. 1.

Applied to a coat, etc., the body part of which fits closely.

Of garments: Not ample or full, close-fitting, scant. archaic or poetic.

Rather tight or close-fitting.

Of a garment, etc.: Fitting closely, tight-fitting; often = too tight, closely fitting because not large enough. a tight fit, a garment, etc. which…

= fully-fashioned adj. at fully, adv. compounds 2.

Fitting tightly to the skin; close-fitting. Also figurative.

Nautical. Close-fitting; tight.

(of a garment; originally esp. a stocking) shaped to fit closely to the body; also in extended use.

Adverbial, as tight-bound (= tightly bound), tight-closed, tight-draped, tight-drawn, tight-fitting, tight-looking, tight-made, tight-packed, tight-p…

Of clothes: cut on slender lines; designed to give an appearance of slimness.

Forming adjectives, as skin-breaking, skin-clipping, skin-fitting, skin-piercing, skin-plastering, etc.

Of clothing: tight-fitting.

Of a woman, esp. from the manner of her dress: sinuous, slender, gliding; of a garment: close-fitting, as if moulded to the figure. In extended…

An inhibited or strait-laced person; occasionally a stingy person, a skinflint. Frequently attributive passing into adj. = tight-assed, adj.…