Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Trimmest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.


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