What is "trimmest"

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.

With comely carriage of her countenance trim.
--Spenser.

So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats last night.
--Trench.

1. (en-superlativetrim) v

2. (context archaic English) (en-archaic second-person singulartrim)

1. adj. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare]

2. (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt, tidy]

3. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: shipshape, well-kept]

4. (of persons) neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap" [syn: clean-cut, trig]

5. severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: tailored]

6. [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer]

1. v. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: pare]

2. decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"

3. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down]

4. balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"

5. be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed"

6. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: garnish, dress]

7. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, lop, dress, prune, cut back]

8. cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: shave]

9. adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

10. [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer]

1. n. a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: trimness]

2. a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, passementerie]

3. attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

4. cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trimming, clipping]

5. [also: trimming, trimmed, trimmest, trimmer]

See trim