tailor-made

[ adjective tey-ler-meyd; noun tey-ler-meyd, -meyd ]

adjective

1. tailored.
2. custom-made; made-to-order; made-to-measure:

   an expensive tailor-made suit.

3. fashioned to a particular taste, purpose, demand, etc.:

   a musical comedy tailor-made for the popular audience.

noun

1. something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.

tailor-made

adjective

1. made by a tailor to fit exactly

   a tailor-made suit

2. perfectly meeting a particular purpose

   a girl tailor-made for him

noun

1. a tailor-made garment
2. slang.
   a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand

Word History and Origins

Origin of tailor-made¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Related Words

• custom-made
• suitable
• suited