- ill-fitting
- ,ill-`fitting adjective FORMALill-fitting clothes are the wrong size for the person wearing them
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
ill-fitting
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ill-fitting — adj ill fitting clothes do not fit the person who is wearing them ≠ well fitting ▪ Many children have problems with their feet, caused by ill fitting shoes … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill-fitting — ill fit·ting (ĭlʹfĭtʹĭng) adj. 1. Not fitting well or correctly: ill fitting trousers. 2. Unsuitable or inappropriate: ill fitting levity. * * * … Universalium
ill-fitting — adj. Fitting poorly; not the proper size and cut; of clothing. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-fitting — adjective not the right size or shape • Similar to: ↑uncomfortable * * * ill fitting UK US adjective formal ill fitting clothes are the wrong size for the person wearing them Thesaurus: words used to describe clotheshyponym * * * … Useful english dictionary
ill-fitting — /ɪl ˈfɪtɪŋ/ (say il fiting) adjective 1. fitting badly: an ill fitting suit. 2. inappropriate or unbecoming: such ill fitting shock tactics …
ill-fitting — ADJ: ADJ n An ill fitting piece of clothing does not fit the person who is wearing it properly. He wore an ill fitting green corduroy suit … English dictionary
ill-fitting — adj. Ill fitting is used with these nouns: ↑clothes, ↑dentures, ↑suit, ↑window … Collocations dictionary
ill-fitting — UK / US adjective formal ill fitting clothes are the wrong size for the person wearing them … English dictionary
ˌill-ˈfitting — adj formal ill fitting clothes are the wrong size for the person wearing them … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ill-fitting — Kūpono ole, aluhe e, ewa; ope alu (as clothes) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
