"painted-on" meaning in English

See painted-on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more painted-on [comparative], most painted-on [superlative]
Etymology: From painted + on. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|painted|on}} painted + on Head templates: {{en-adj}} painted-on (comparative more painted-on, superlative most painted-on)
  1. Applied through paint or in a manner reminiscent of covering a surface with paint, such as applying too much makeup.
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  2. Of an article of clothing, very tight.
    Sense id: en-painted-on-en-adj-almRMBRD
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