fettered
UK/ˈfɛtəd/US/ˈfɛtɚd/
fettered is the simple past and past participle of fetter.
Adjective
fettered (comparative more fettered, superlative most fettered)
- Bound by chains or shackles.
- Restricted.
- Synonyms:
- restricted
- Of the feet: bent backward and apparently unfit for walking.
Meaning of fetter
Verb
fetter (third-person singular simple present fetters, present participle fettering, simple past and past participle fettered)
- To shackle or bind up with fetters.
- The Begums' ministers, on the contrary, to extort from them the disclosure of the place which concealed the treasures, were, […] after being fettered and imprisoned, led out on to a scaffold, and this array of terrours proving unavailing, the meek tempered Middleton, as a dernier resort, menaced...1788 June, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, “Mr. Sheridan’s Speech, on Summing Up the Evidence on the Second, or Begum Charge against Warren Hastings, Esq., Delivered before the High Court of Parliament...
- To restrain or impede; to hamper.
Synonyms of fettered
Antonyms
Forms of fettered
| comparative | more fettered |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fettered |
Questions about fettered
- What does fettered mean?
- Fettered means bound by chains or shackles.
- What is fettered the simple past and past participle of?
- Fettered is the simple past and past participle of fetter.
- What part of speech is fettered?
- Fettered is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fettered?
- Fettered is pronounced /ˈfɛtəd/ (UK).
Words near fettered in the dictionary
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