body-hugging
adjective
body-hug·ging
ˈbä-dē-ˈhə-giŋ 
: fitted closely to the wearer's body
a body-hugging dress
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The body-hugging dress featured a straight-across neckline and a short train.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The black-and-white spliced design creates an elegant look, while the body-hugging knit fabric flatters your figure like never before.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Karen Blanchard made an entrance at the Sergio Hudson show, wearing a green body-hugging dress with subtle ruching.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old beauty — who appeared naked after disrobing out of a black fur coat to reveal a body-hugging, see-through micro dress — will not be legally charged for indecent exposure or other offenses.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The black-and-white spliced design creates an elegant look, while the body-hugging knit fabric flatters your figure like never before.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Karen Blanchard made an entrance at the Sergio Hudson show, wearing a green body-hugging dress with subtle ruching.
—Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old beauty — who appeared naked after disrobing out of a black fur coat to reveal a body-hugging, see-through micro dress — will not be legally charged for indecent exposure or other offenses.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Body-hugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-hugging. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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