| 单词 | ill-fitting |
| 释义 | ill-fitting (once / 11311 pages) adj Clothes that are ill-fitting are too big or too small — or maybe too big in some places, and too small in others. Your ill-fitting pants may require a belt to keep them from falling down. An ill-fitting dress might be too short and too tight in the arms, and an ill-fitting suit might be big enough to fit two of you. When something fits, it's the proper size and shape for your body, and when it doesn't fit, it's ill-fitting. This adjective combines ill-, "badly" or "not well," with fitting, from the verb fit, "be fitting or proper" and "be the right shape." WORD FAMILYfitting: fittingly, fittingness, fittings, ill-fitting+/fit: fitful, fitly, fitness, fits, fitted, fitter, fittest, fitting, misfit, refit, unfit/fitful: fitfully, fitfulness/fitness: fitnesses/fitter: fitters/misfit: misfits, misfitted, misfitting/refit: refits, refitted, refitting/unfit: unfitly, unfitness, unfits, unfitted, unfitting/unfitness: unfitnesses/unfitting: unfittingly USAGE EXAMPLESWe see Earnest in ill-fitting suits, duo colour weather beaten T-shirts, plaid shirts, Vans and a backpack. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) The guard in the ill-fitting uniform wagged his finger to and fro while muttering something in French. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Much of his costume is intentionally a bit ill-fitting and folksy, rather than fancy. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) adj not the right size or shape Syn uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort |
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