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mettlesome

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met·tle·some  (mtl-sm)
adj.
Full of mettle; spirited and plucky. See Synonyms at brave.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mettlesome - having a proud and unbroken spirit
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
2.mettlesome - willing to face danger
game, gritty, spunky, spirited, gamey, gamy
brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
mettlesome
adjective courageous, daring, dashing, bold, lively, vigorous, fiery, brisk, ardent, game (informal), feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), valiant, plucky, high-spirited, sprightly, frisky, mettled She was bright and mettlesome - a real go-getter.
Translations
mettlesome [ˈmetlsəm] ADJ → animoso, brioso
mettlesome
adj person → couragiert, schneidig; horse → feurig


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And there passed before his mind a whole series of these mettlesome, vigorous, self- confident men, who always and everywhere drew his inquisitive attention in spite of himself.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
A judge of horses and a sportsman, he had lately procured himself a large, fine, mettlesome, Donets horse, dun-colored, with light mane and tail, and when he rode it no one could outgallop him.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
On the second day of her hunting, as she was returning from the chase, and was arrived within a little distance from Mr Western's house, her horse, whose mettlesome spirit required a better rider, fell suddenly to prancing and capering in such a manner that she was in the most imminent peril of falling.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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