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tight

adjective (UNCOMFORTABLE)
 
 
/taɪt/

Definition

B1 Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too closely and are uncomfortable: That jacket's too tight - you want a bigger size.Tight and tighteningThe style, appearance, and make-up of clothes If you have a tight feeling in your chest you have an uncomfortable feeling of pressure, caused by illness, fear, etc.Tight and tightening tightness
 
 
/ˈtaɪt.nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of tight adjective (UNCOMFORTABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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