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tiptop condition

tiptop condition

1 3.2
A very good state where something works well and looks clean
  • noun
translation icon : en perfecto estado
  • The old library remains in tiptop condition thanks to regular maintenance.

Examples

  • The hotel is in tiptop condition.

    High Spirits (1988)

  • The sports team is in tiptop condition after their rigorous training camp.

  • This bicycle has been kept in tiptop condition since I bought it.

Synonyms

tiptop
vstiptop condition
1 5.2

In very good or perfect condition

is the phrase naming a state of excellent working order
top-hole
vstiptop condition
  • UK
1 9.9

Very good and of the highest quality

is about being in excellent working state rather than general praise
topping
vstiptop condition
  • Archaic
6.9

Very good and of high quality

is used to name an actual state of excellent functioning
tops
vstiptop condition
  • Informal
7.8

Very good and the best in quality

is the formal phrase describing being in excellent working condition

Antonyms

dilapidated
18 6.2

A building that is very old and badly damaged because no one fixed it

poorish
  • Informal
4.6

Not very good in quality or condition

How Good

tiptop condition
1 3.2
good
∞ 1.0
serviceable
11 4.4
worn
4 2.1
damaged
1 1.1
broken
31 1.0

Surface Forms

tiptop condition singular
tiptop conditions plural

Morphology

tiptop + condition

The meaning 'in an excellent state' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tiptop' (extremely good/perfect) with 'condition' (state). This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition—a productive, non-idiomatic collocation—so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Tiptop condition may come from the old phrase tip-top, where tip means the very end and top means the highest point, so imagine something at the very top and perfectly kept. That's why tiptop condition means 'excellent' or 'in the best possible shape'.