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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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slim fit or fitted

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What is the most slim fit shirt you have? What is the most fitted shirt you have?

The help is much appreciated
  

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The problem with "slim-fit" is that it's a noun (though dictionaries call it an adjective). Nouns are not (usually) modified by adverbs like "most", which is why it sounds wrong and is best avoided. "Most fitted", where the adverb "most" modifies the adjective "fitted", is fine and natural.

— BillJ

  • The problem with "slim-fit" is that it's a noun (though dictionaries call it an adjective).
  • Nouns are not (usually) modified by adverbs like "most", which is why it sounds wrong and is best avoided.
  • "Most fitted", where the adverb "most" modifies the adjective "fitted", is fine and natural.
  • You could also say "most slim-fitting" BillJ
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The problem with "slim-fit" is that it's a noun (though dictionaries call it an adjective). Nouns are not (usually) modified by adverbs like "most", which is why it sounds wrong and is best avoided.

"Most fitted", where the adverb "most" modifies the adjective "fitted", is fine and natural. You could also say "most slim-fitting"

BillJ
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