Definition of Mettlesome

1. Adjective. Having a proud and unbroken spirit.

Similar to: Spirited
Derivative terms: Mettlesomeness

2. Adjective. Willing to face danger.
Exact synonyms: Game, Gamey, Gamy, Gritty, Spirited, Spunky
Similar to: Brave, Courageous
Derivative terms: Grit, Mettlesomeness, Spunk

Definition of Mettlesome

1. a. Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse.

Definition of Mettlesome

1. Adjective. Of great mettle; courageous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mettlesome

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mettlesome

metrosideros
metrosideroses
metrostaxis
metrostenosis
metrotome
metrotomes
metrotomy
metrotrophic test
mets
metsovone
metsulfuron-methyl
mett
mettle
mettled
mettles
mettlesome (current term)
mettlesomeness
metts
metuloid
metuloids
metump
metumps
metyrapone
metyrapone reductase
metyrapone test
metyrosine
metœci
metœcus
meu
meuniere

Literary usage of Mettlesome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Л Spunky, mettlesome. (2) A spark ; a match. North. (3) An excrescence on the trunki of trees. SPUNT, part. p. Spurned. Stiff. SPUR, (1) ». To prop up. ..."

2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"I now had my opportunity for laughing at them, and saying: "Those men of Florence have set a young man upon a mettlesome horse; next they have buckled spurs ..."

3. Tachyhippodamia: Or, The New Secret of Taming Horses by Willis J. Powell, John S. Rarey (1872)
"HOW TO MAKE A DULL HORSE APPEAR mettlesome AND FULL OF FIRE FOR A SHORT TIME. ... In a word, he will act the part of a fiery, mettlesome horse, ..."

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