fittyadj.¹

/ˈfɪti/

Etymology: ? < fit v.¹ + -y suffix¹; but compare featous adj., featish adj., and featy adj. of which it may be a corruption.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

Fitting, becoming, proper, suitable; hence, nice, trim, neat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]

goodeOE

rightOE

queemlOE

belonglOE

behovingc1175

limplyc1200

tidefula1300

avenantc1300

mackc1330

worthy1340

hemea1350

convenientc1374

seemlya1375

shapelyc1374

ablea1382

cordant1382

meetc1385

accordable1386

accordinga1387

appurtenantc1386

pertinentc1390

accordanta1393

likea1393

setea1400

throa1400

agreeablec1425

habilec1425

suitly1426

competentc1430

suiting1431

fitc1440

proportionablec1443

justc1450

congruent?a1475

cordinga1475

congruec1475

afferant1480

belonging1483

cordable1485

hovable1508

attainanta1513

accommodate1525

agreeing1533

respondent1533

opportunate?1541

appropriate1544

commode1549

familiar1553

apt1563

pliant1565

liable1570

sortly1570

competible1586

sortable1586

fitty1589

accommodable1592

congruable1603

affining1606

feated1606

suity1607

reputable1611

suited1613

idoneousa1615

matchable1614

suitablea1616

congruous1631

fitten1642

responsal1647

appropriated1651

adapt1658

mack-like1672

squared1698

homogeneous1708

applicable1711

unforeign1718

fitted1736

congenial1738

assorted1790

accommodatable1874

OK1925

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim

netc1330

pertc1330

cleanc1386

nicec1400

picked?c1425

dapperc1440

feata1471

gim1513

trig1513

well-trimmedc1513

trick1533

smirk1534

tricksy1552

neat1559

netty1573

deft1579

primpc1590

briska1593

smug1598

spruce1598

sprink1602

terse1602

compt1632

nitle1673

sprig1675

snod1691

tight1697

smugged1706

snug1714

pensy1718

fitty1746

jemmy1751

sprucy1774

smartc1778

natty1785

spry1806

perjink1808

soigné1821

nutty1823

toiletted1823

taut1829

spick and span1846

spicy1846

groomed1853

spiffy1853

well-groomed1865

bandboxy1870

perjinkity1880

spick-span1888

bandbox1916

tiddly1925

whip-smart1937

spit and polish1950

spit-and-polished1977

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. ix. 131 Others strained themselues to giue the Greeke wordes Latin names, and yet nothing so apt and fitty.

1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 6 Thy buzzom Chucks ware pretty vittee.

a1800 Ballad in Edinb. Mag. Oct. (1818) 328 The fittie fairies liftit her.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall ‘Your dress isn't looking fitty.’

Derivatives

ˈfittily adv.

ΚΠ

1810 Devon & Cornwall Voc. in Monthly Mag. 29 435 That coat is fittily made.

ˈfittiness n.

ΚΠ

1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 12 Tha hast..no Vittiness in enny keendest Theng.

ˈfittyways adv.

ΚΠ

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall ‘Do behave fitty-ways.’

fitty-wise adv. properly.

ΚΠ

1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 50 We'm going to do the thing fittywise.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	fitty
释义	fittyadj.¹ /ˈfɪti/ Etymology: ? < fit v.¹ + -y suffix¹; but compare featous adj., featish adj., and featy adj. of which it may be a corruption. Obsolete exc. dialect. Fitting, becoming, proper, suitable; hence, nice, trim, neat. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] goodeOE rightOE queemlOE belonglOE behovingc1175 limplyc1200 tidefula1300 avenantc1300 mackc1330 worthy1340 hemea1350 convenientc1374 seemlya1375 shapelyc1374 ablea1382 cordant1382 meetc1385 accordable1386 accordinga1387 appurtenantc1386 pertinentc1390 accordanta1393 likea1393 setea1400 throa1400 agreeablec1425 habilec1425 suitly1426 competentc1430 suiting1431 fitc1440 proportionablec1443 justc1450 congruent?a1475 cordinga1475 congruec1475 afferant1480 belonging1483 cordable1485 hovable1508 attainanta1513 accommodate1525 agreeing1533 respondent1533 opportunate?1541 appropriate1544 commode1549 familiar1553 apt1563 pliant1565 liable1570 sortly1570 competible1586 sortable1586 fitty1589 accommodable1592 congruable1603 affining1606 feated1606 suity1607 reputable1611 suited1613 idoneousa1615 matchable1614 suitablea1616 congruous1631 fitten1642 responsal1647 appropriated1651 adapt1658 mack-like1672 squared1698 homogeneous1708 applicable1711 unforeign1718 fitted1736 congenial1738 assorted1790 accommodatable1874 OK1925 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. ix. 131 Others strained themselues to giue the Greeke wordes Latin names, and yet nothing so apt and fitty. 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) i. 6 Thy buzzom Chucks ware pretty vittee. a1800 Ballad in Edinb. Mag. Oct. (1818) 328 The fittie fairies liftit her. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall ‘Your dress isn't looking fitty.’ Derivatives ˈfittily adv. ΚΠ 1810 Devon & Cornwall Voc. in Monthly Mag. 29 435 That coat is fittily made. ˈfittiness n. ΚΠ 1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 12 Tha hast..no Vittiness in enny keendest Theng. ˈfittyways adv. ΚΠ 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall ‘Do behave fitty-ways.’ fitty-wise adv. properly. ΚΠ 1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 50 We'm going to do the thing fittywise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2018). fittyadj.² Etymology: < fit n.² + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfitty. Subject to fits. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > fit or stroke fitty1811 preconvulsive1907 pre-seizure1926 postictal1941 ictal1950 pre-ictal1953 1811 E. Nares Thinks I to Myself II. 161 They..turned out so sickly and fitty that there was no rearing them anyhow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.¹1589adj.²1811
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