fitten

American  

[fit-n] / ˈfɪt n /

adjective

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. suitable; appropriate.

2. pleasing, attractive, or delicious.

   That pie was mighty fitten.

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Etymology

Origin of fitten

First recorded in 1635–45; fit ¹ + -en ³

Example Sentences

Sitting up in her bed, she said to the nurse, "Leddy, ken you fin' a pair ub specks fitten' fur one ob my age?"

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And her old man is settin' right there by the fireplace now a-shakin' fitten to kill himself.

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"Hits as fitten a time es any," blurted Newt tensely.

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Now I’se gwine ter get a supper dat’s fitten fer ter eat; dat lunch weren’t nothin’ but a disgrace ter de hull fambly,” and off she hurried to the kitchen to prepare a supper that many would have journeyed far to eat.

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“I’ll warrant,” he said, “the blessed Saint Crispin made none o’ them shoes we make here, with pointed toes and rose windows on the leather, fitten for a lady.”

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