self-fitting

adjective

Of a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-fitting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.

    After a time Mr. John Dormouse and his daughter began to sell peppermints and candles. But they did not keep "self-fitting sixes"; and it takes five mice to carry one seven inch candle.

    1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
  2. not comparableOf a hearing aid: programmable by the user to suit their own needs.

Origin

From self- + fitting.

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APA

self-fitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-fitting

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“self-fitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-fitting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-fitting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-fitting.

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