airtight
adjectiveattested in dialogue
Impermeable to air or other gases.
adjective
- 1
Impermeable to air or other gases.
Tupperware founder Earl Tupper in 1946 introduced its plastic products to the public, and subsequently patented their flexible airtight seal.
- 2
figurativeHaving no weak points or flaws.
We have an airtight argument they won’t be able to punch holes in.
airtight alibi
airtight excuse
airtight lie
- 3
figurativeHighly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
when Roger asked for $100 to take the preliminary steps to establish his claim, Mike yelled like a Hebrew auctioneer, for he was air-tight and squeezed a dollar until the woman on it yelled.
He was ‘air-tight,’ close-mouthed, and had but few confidants or intimate friends, but numerous acquaintances.
- 4
figurativeTriply penetrated simultaneously in the vagina, anus and mouth.
Etymology
From air + tight.
Forms
- comparative
- more airtight
- superlative
- most airtight
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