fighting fit
Syllables: fight·ing fit/ˌfaɪtɪŋ ˈfɪt/
fighting fit adjective: sufficiently fit to participate in fighting; hence, in top physical condition.
Adjective
fighting fit (not comparable)
- Sufficiently fit to participate in fighting; hence, in top physical condition.
- We felt fighting fit after this as we went outside to prepare the engine for the return journey.1961 March, Balmore [pseudonym], “Driving and Firing Modern French Steam Locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 151
- We were all fighting fit, but still hadn't learned to conquer the desert's khamsins: scorching, unbearable winds that blew through the sands.2016, Paddy Rochford, Caroline Rochford, In a Guardsman’s Boots: A Boy Soldier’s Adventures from the Streets of 1920s Dublin to Buckingham Palace, WWII and the Egyptian Revolution, Barnsley, South...
Forms of fighting fit
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Words formed from fighting fit
- fighting fitness
- fighting-fitness
Words that rhyme with fighting fit
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Questions about fighting fit
- What does fighting fit mean?
- Fighting fit means sufficiently fit to participate in fighting; hence, in top physical condition.
- What part of speech is fighting fit?
- Fighting fit is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fighting fit?
- Fighting fit is pronounced /ˌfaɪtɪŋ ˈfɪt/ (UK).
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