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fettle


fettle

noun

Definition of FETTLE

a state of being or fitness <a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle>
Related Words practice (also practise); pass, phase, stage; footing, picture, posture, scene, status, situation; rank, standing
Near Antonyms disorder, disrepair

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