verb🔗ShareTo shackle or bind up with fetters."The company felt fettered by outdated regulations, preventing them from innovating. "actionconditionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restrain or impede; to hamper."The runner felt fettered by the heavy weights attached to his ankles, slowing him down significantly. "actionsituationabilitysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBound by chains or shackles."The prisoner was fettered to his chair, unable to move. "lawmilitaryinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(by extension) Restricted."Her creativity was fettered by the strict rules of the art competition. "conditionsituationbeingstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf the feet: bent backward and apparently unfit for walking."The injured bird lay on the ground, its fettered feet preventing it from taking flight. "bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading