Antonyms for feel up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : feel

Phonetic Transcription : fil

Definition of feel up

Origin : Old English felan "to touch, perceive," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cf. Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cf. Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
The sense in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.

As in touch : verb make physical contact
As in palpate : verb touch
As in cuddle : verb hold fondly, closely

Example sentences :

They'll be anxious to express their emotions, when they feel up to it.
Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster

Some of those around him have no doubt committed it; but he does not feel up to it.
Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid

"Do not come unless you feel up to it," said Nurse Bryerley.
Extract from : « Dodo's Daughter » by E. F. Benson

I did not feel up to encountering the eccentricities of my steed.
Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray

"Because I did not feel up to it," Blythe replied plainly enough.
Extract from : « The Eddy » by Clarence L. Cullen

Go and spend a week there; it will make you feel up in the stirrups, I know.
Extract from : « The Attache » by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

And now, if you feel up to telling it, I want to hear about your adventure.
Extract from : « The Curse of Carne's Hold » by G. A. Henty

If you really do feel up to it, Dave, what say we get on along back, what?
Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Casablanca » by Robert Sydney Bowen

I feel up to most anything with this miserable fog down on me.
Extract from : « The Girl From His Town » by Marie Van Vorst

He told Dolling that he was ill, and that he did not feel up to driving the car.
Extract from : « Here and Hereafter » by Barry Pain

Synonyms for feel up

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