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   Met·tle·some

   /ˈmedlsəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) full of spirit and courage: literary "their horses were beasts of burden, not mettlesome chargers"

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   METTLESOME definition: full of mettle ; spirited; ardent , brave , etc. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   What does mettlesome mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mettlesome. Of great mettle; courageous. Spritely; lively; gay; brisk; airy; fiery; courageous. Etymology: from mettle. Their force differs from true spirit, as much as a vicious from a mettlesome horse. Tatler, №. 61.

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   What does the word'mettle' mean?

   • This use is the origin of the English word ‘‘mettle,’’ meaning temperament or innate character; it is simply a respelling of ‘‘metal.’’ ‘‘To try one’s mettle’’ is to test one’s character or spirit; ‘‘mettlesome’’ means ‘‘spirited’’ or ‘‘brave.’’

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   How do you describe a mettlesome person?

   • If you're spirited and brave, you're mettlesome. It takes a mettlesome person to hike the Appalachian Trail all alone. The adjective mettlesome is a great way to describe someone who's full of pride or courage — although it's also an old-fashioned, somewhat literary way to do it.

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   What is a synonym for mettlesome?

   • Synonyms and Antonyms of mettlesome. animate, animated, bouncing, bouncy, brisk, energetic, feisty, frisky, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, peppy, perky, pert, racy, scrappy, snappy, spanking, sparky, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy.

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   Define mettlesome. mettlesome synonyms, mettlesome pronunciation, mettlesome translation, English dictionary definition of mettlesome. adj. Full of mettle; spirited and plucky.

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   Apr 8, 2022 · The 17th-century adjective mettlesome (popularly used of spirited horses) sometimes appeared as the variant metalsome. That's not surprising. In the 16th century and for some time after, mettle was a variant spelling of metal —that is, the word for substances such as gold, copper, and iron. The 16th century was also when metal —or mettle ...

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   Mettlesome definition: Full of mettle; spirited and plucky.

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   Meaning of mettlesome. What does mettlesome mean? Information and translations of mettlesome in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

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