trimmest

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trimmest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] [See
     Trim, v. t.]
     Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for
     service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship
     is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a
     person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his
     dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears
     tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands
     erect.
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           With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           So deemed I till I viewed their trim array
           Of boats last night.                     --Trench.
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