fettle

¹fet·tle

noun \ˈfe-t^əl\

Definition of FETTLE

: state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form —often used in the phrase in fine fettle

Examples of FETTLE

1. <a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle>

Origin of FETTLE

²fettle

First Known Use: 1740

Related to FETTLE

Synonyms: estate, condition, form, health, keeping, kilter, nick [British], order, repair, shape, trim

Related Words: practice (also practise); pass, phase, stage; footing, picture, posture, scene, status, situation; rank, standing

Near Antonyms: disorder, disrepair

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Rhymes with FETTLE

kettle, metal, mettle, nettle, petal, settle, shtetl