mettlesome

  • 1Mettlesome — Met tle*some, a. Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse. [1913 Webster] {Met tle*some*ly}, adv. {Met tle*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2mettlesome — index undaunted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3mettlesome — (adj.) 1660s, from METTLE (Cf. mettle) + SOME (Cf. some) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4mettlesome — *spirited, high spirited, spunky, fiery, peppery, gingery Analogous words: courageous, bold, audacious, intrepid, *brave: *impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent: restive, *impatient, restless …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5mettlesome — [met′ l səm] adj. full of mettle; spirited; ardent, brave, etc.: also mettled …

    English World dictionary

  • 6mettlesome — adjective Date: 1662 full of mettle ; spirited …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7mettlesome — /met l seuhm/, adj. spirited; courageous. [1655 65; METTLE + SOME1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8mettlesome — adjective Of great mettle; courageous …

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  • 9mettlesome — Synonyms and related words: active, acute, aggressive, agitable, animated, beany, brisk, bulldoggish, courageous, dauntless, dynamic, edgy, emotional, emotionally unstable, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, eruptive, excitable, explosive,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10mettlesome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. high strung, courageous, plucky. See courage, excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [High spirited] Syn. spirited, vigorous, spunky; see active 2 . 2. [Gallant] Syn. plucky, valiant, dauntless;… …

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