semifitted

[ sem-ee-fit-id, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. designed to fit closely but not snugly:

   a semifitted jacket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semifitted¹

First recorded in 1945–50; semi- + fit ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Considered by many to be the most influential designer of the postwar years, Balenciaga introduced the sack dress, the semifitted suit and the seven-eighths coat.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first shot was fired ironically by Balenciaga, the haughtiest couturier of them all way back in 1951, when he began loosening the waist with the semifitted free-form dress.

From Time Magazine Archive

The 170 dresses and suits, including Balenciaga's sack dress, his semifitted suit and that cocoon coat, were culled from private collections and museums as far away as Kyoto, Japan.

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