trim

²trim

adj

trim·mertrim·mest

Definition of TRIM

1

obsolete : excellent, fine

2

: ready for service or use; also : in good physical condition <keeps trim by jogging>

3

: exhibiting neatness, good order, or compactness of line or structure <trim houses>

— trim·ly adverb

— trim·ness noun

Examples of TRIM

1. She has a trim figure.
2. He keeps fit and trim by biking.

First Known Use of TRIM

circa 1521

Related to TRIM

Synonyms: antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, neat, uncluttered, well-groomed

Antonyms: disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Related Words: dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce; immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless; rakish, sleek, streamlined, taut; organized, straight, systematic

Near Antonyms: scruffy, seedy, shabby, slipshod, sloppy; dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, sordid, squalid; dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), rumpled, tousled, tumbled; disorganized, unsystematic

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