mettlesome

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mettlesome

  • /ˈmɛtəlsəm/

Rhymes with -ɛtəlsəm

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From mettle + -some.

adjective more mettlesome · most mettlesome

  1. Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous. The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf.

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adj of great mettle

Españolanimoso, brioso
Portuguêsbrioso
Françaispreux
Deutschmutig

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@misc{mettlesome_2026,
  title = {mettlesome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mettlesome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}