body-hugging

English

Adjective

body-hugging (comparative more body-hugging, superlative most body-hugging)

(of clothing) Clinging tightly to one's body.
- 2009, Peter Walker, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2009:
  You might think you look great in the full, body-hugging Lycra gimp suit, but chances are your girlfriend disagrees – according to the poll only 7% of the women asked found it a good look.

Synonyms

skintight, figure-hugging; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting

Translations

clinging tightly to one's body

Chinese:
Mandarin: 緊身, 紧身 (jǐnshēn)
Finnish: vartalonmyötäinen

French: moulant (fr)
Russian: обтя́гивающий (ru) (obtjágivajuščij)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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