fitted

[ fit-id ]

adjective

1. made so as to follow closely the contours of a form, shape, or space:

   Our comfortable, durable fitted sheet hugs your mattress with a continuous elastic hem.

   The best way to use all of the car’s trunk space is fitted luggage—one of the luxury options.

2. having the characteristics needed or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, environment, etc.; suited:

   The reading specialist will devise an individually fitted program for each child.

3. Building Trades.
   1. having the needed cabinets, appliances, fixtures, or other elements included as integral to the construction:

      The lid on the secretary desk lowers to reveal a fitted interior with letter slots and two drawers.

      The ground floor has a living room and a fully fitted kitchen.

   2. (of cabinets, a floor, bookcase, or the like) laid or installed after walls, doors, windows, etc., are already complete, generally as part of a renovation and in a way that gives the appearance of having been originally built in:

      Our highly trained team can help you create the fitted floor of your choice at a competitive price.

4. included as an integral part during manufacture:

   Antilock braking is fitted, complete with cornering brake control, brake-assist, and electronic brake force distribution.

5. Statistics. (of a value) predicted according to a model based on existing data, as opposed to occurring in reality or in a testing situation:

   The fitted results obtained using the algorithmic software are in good agreement with the measured ones.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fit ¹.

fitted

/ ˈfɪtɪd /

adjective

1. designed for excellent fit

   a fitted suit

2. (of a carpet) cut, sewn, or otherwise adapted to cover a floor completely
3. 1. (of furniture) built to fit a particular space

      a fitted cupboard

   2. (of a room) equipped with fitted furniture

      a fitted kitchen

4. (of sheets) having ends that are elasticated and shaped to fit tightly over a mattress
5. having accessory parts

Usage Note

See fit ¹.

Other Words From

• fit·ted·ness noun
• un·fit·ted adjective
• well-fit·ted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitted¹

First recorded in 1730–40; fit ¹ + -ed ² for the adjective senses; fit ¹ + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

But the jury is still out on that second floor, after the drivers had a series of accidents with it fitted in Austin.

From BBC

Using microscopy, they captured movies of the cell and its chloroplast and then fitted a network of nodes and edges to its complex shape using computer algorithms.

From Science Daily

Swansea council electrician Thomas Mainwaring said the local authority’s homes were fitted with hard-wired smoke alarms and were connected to a lighting circuit.

From BBC

It is estimated as many as 250,000 homes in the UK have this type of insulation, with much of it fitted under the previous government's Green Homes Grant scheme.

From BBC

Custom metal reinforcements are fitted to dinosaur fossils.

From Los Angeles Times