mettlesomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtls(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdlsəm/

Forms: 1600s 1800s metalsome, 1600s– mettlesome.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mettle n., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < mettle n. + -some suffix¹.

a. Of a thing, action, event, etc.: spirited, lively, brisk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour

stiffc1250

busyc1275

greatc1275

sternc1275

smart?a1400

stark1489

thronga1525

vigorous1524

stout1582

intensive1605

spiritful?1611

warm1627

intense1645

mettlesome1645

spirited1670

mettled1682

sturdy1697

energetic1700

vivid1702

robustful1800

toughish1840

lively1844

full out1920

1645 M. Quintine Short Discov. Myst. Iniquitie 13 The sight of an artificiall metlesome Instrument broken, which is good for nought in any use till new moulded by fire, if not in passion.

1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 267 Some smart mettlesome Debates.

1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VII. xliii. 148 I have followed many a man thro' France..but never at this mettlesome rate.

a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) II. 98 With mettlesome trot he paced The sober charger.

1896 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 6 231 In the last number of this journal, Professor James, in his delightful, mettlesome style, undertook to deal with this question.

1976 Gramophone Sept. 410/1 The movement's main vivace is a good deal less mettlesome.

1983 J. Carey Original Copy (1987) 8 Mr Perry's rolled-up shirtsleeves and weatherbeaten face helped to make the occasion manly and mettlesome.

b. Of an animal, esp. a horse: lively, eager, spirited, frisky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > spirited or skittish

skeyc1440

skittish?1510

skeigh1513

fiery?1561

gay1590

sprightful1598

frampold1600

mettleablec1600

mettle1606

fire-snort1608

mettleda1627

spiritly1630

spiritful1644

mettlesome1655

skeighish1827

flighty1828

slashing1862

fly-about1889

buckish1911

snuffy1955

1655 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 2) x. 241 The Carp is far stronger and more mettlesome than the Bream.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 29 (margin) in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Indian Oxen as metalsome as the Horses in Germany.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. xiii. 92 Her Horse, whose mettlesome Spirit required a better Rider.

1778 C. Dibdin Poor Vulcan i. ii. 16 The hounds, Who, lively and mettlesome, frisk'd o'er the grounds.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. vi. 75 The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring.

1883 W. Allingham Ashby Manor i. i. 17 You'll frighten Lightfoot; she's mettlesome and nervous.

1930 W. S. Maugham Gentleman in Parlour xvii. 99 Here I was met by a magistrate..riding a mettlesome white pony.

1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness (1975) iii. 26 For all his lack of size, he was a proud, mettlesome little dog, absolutely crammed with character.

c. Of a person: high-spirited, vivacious, playful. Also: courageous, brave.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective]

braga1350

animose?a1425

heartlya1450

stomachous1547

bold-spirited1597

mettled1599

mettle1606

animous1609

stomachful1610

stomachious1611

brave-spiriteda1617

mettlesome1673

game1752

spunky1786

spunk1788

gamelike1804

good-woolled1846

plucked1846

bold-hearted1847

gamey1849

gameful1853

gutsy1893

feisty1896

gutty1953

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively and energetic

doing1591

mettled1599

spiritful1599

spirited1601

mettle1606

free-spirited1613

high-mettleda1626

spright1658

racy1671

mettlesome1673

dashing1796

peppery1829

spunky1831

fizzy1855

zippy1903

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective]

jollyc1325

kedgec1440

fledge?1461

frisky?a1500

sprightya1522

frisk1528

sprightful1550

quick-spirited1552

lively1567

quick-sprighted1579

alive-like1582

aleger1590

firking1594

sprightly1594

sportive1595

mettled1599

alives-like1601

spirited1601

spirituous1601

mettle1606

great-stomached1607

free-spirited1613

spirity1615

spiritous1628

vivacious1645

rattlingc1650

sportful1650

airy1654

animated1660

racy1671

mettlesome1673

sparklinga1704

raffing?1719

bob1721

vivace1721

alive1748

lifey1793

spunky1831

gilpie1835

bubbling1860

chippy1865

bubblesome1879

colourful1882

sparky1883

bubbly1912

jazzy1917

spritzy1973

sparkly1979

kicking1983

1673 ‘Naso Scarronnomimus’ Ovidius Exulans iii. 61 The Trojan Girls I envy: they Can see their Warriours ev'ry day. All day they for Priamus fight, And yet are Mettlesome at night.

1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 229 Imagination..'tis..increas'd by that love men have to themselves, which at once makes 'em blind and mettlesome.

1767 B. Thornton Miser v. viii. 249 A staid, prudent dame, No mettlesome young flirt.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 22 He..gets, if not mettlesome,..very nettlesome indeed.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxii A powerful mettlesome young Achilles.

1949 C. Graves Ireland Revisited i. 21 One aged groom said: ‘..There's a fine, mettlesome lot of gerrls here today, but they look very quare in thon harness.’

1995 N. Annan Changing Enemies ii. 40 Inspiring and mettlesome as Rommel was, he had his faults as a commander.

†2. Of an organ of the body: vigorous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > resistant to disease, etc. > of the body or its parts

robust1490

robustious1584

vigorous1618

mettlesome1668

sturdy1861

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. vi. 104 In the Systole the Heart is vigorated and mettlesome, not in the Diastole.

Derivatives

ˈmettlesomely adv. rare in a lively or vigorous manner.

ΚΠ

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Mettlesomely, with spriteliness.

1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 736 A fearful joy possessed her, her spirit rose mettlesomely.

ˈmettlesomeness n. rare high-spiritedness.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Mettlesomeness, Briskness, Liveliness.

1898 Catholic World Feb. 604 By the next day his [sc. the horse's] mettlesomeness will have vanished, and in a little while his black coat will be white again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mettlesome
释义	mettlesomeadj. Brit. /ˈmɛtls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmɛdlsəm/ Forms: 1600s 1800s metalsome, 1600s– mettlesome. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mettle n., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < mettle n. + -some suffix¹. 1. a. Of a thing, action, event, etc.: spirited, lively, brisk. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour stiffc1250 busyc1275 greatc1275 sternc1275 smart?a1400 stark1489 thronga1525 vigorous1524 stout1582 intensive1605 spiritful?1611 warm1627 intense1645 mettlesome1645 spirited1670 mettled1682 sturdy1697 energetic1700 vivid1702 robustful1800 toughish1840 lively1844 full out1920 1645 M. Quintine Short Discov. Myst. Iniquitie 13 The sight of an artificiall metlesome Instrument broken, which is good for nought in any use till new moulded by fire, if not in passion. 1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 267 Some smart mettlesome Debates. 1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VII. xliii. 148 I have followed many a man thro' France..but never at this mettlesome rate. a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) II. 98 With mettlesome trot he paced The sober charger. 1896 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 6 231 In the last number of this journal, Professor James, in his delightful, mettlesome style, undertook to deal with this question. 1976 Gramophone Sept. 410/1 The movement's main vivace is a good deal less mettlesome. 1983 J. Carey Original Copy (1987) 8 Mr Perry's rolled-up shirtsleeves and weatherbeaten face helped to make the occasion manly and mettlesome. b. Of an animal, esp. a horse: lively, eager, spirited, frisky. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > spirited or skittish skeyc1440 skittish?1510 skeigh1513 fiery?1561 gay1590 sprightful1598 frampold1600 mettleablec1600 mettle1606 fire-snort1608 mettleda1627 spiritly1630 spiritful1644 mettlesome1655 skeighish1827 flighty1828 slashing1862 fly-about1889 buckish1911 snuffy1955 1655 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 2) x. 241 The Carp is far stronger and more mettlesome than the Bream. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 29 (margin) in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Indian Oxen as metalsome as the Horses in Germany. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. xiii. 92 Her Horse, whose mettlesome Spirit required a better Rider. View more context for this quotation 1778 C. Dibdin Poor Vulcan i. ii. 16 The hounds, Who, lively and mettlesome, frisk'd o'er the grounds. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. vi. 75 The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring. 1883 W. Allingham Ashby Manor i. i. 17 You'll frighten Lightfoot; she's mettlesome and nervous. 1930 W. S. Maugham Gentleman in Parlour xvii. 99 Here I was met by a magistrate..riding a mettlesome white pony. 1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness (1975) iii. 26 For all his lack of size, he was a proud, mettlesome little dog, absolutely crammed with character. c. Of a person: high-spirited, vivacious, playful. Also: courageous, brave. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective] braga1350 animose?a1425 heartlya1450 stomachous1547 bold-spirited1597 mettled1599 mettle1606 animous1609 stomachful1610 stomachious1611 brave-spiriteda1617 mettlesome1673 game1752 spunky1786 spunk1788 gamelike1804 good-woolled1846 plucked1846 bold-hearted1847 gamey1849 gameful1853 gutsy1893 feisty1896 gutty1953 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > lively and energetic doing1591 mettled1599 spiritful1599 spirited1601 mettle1606 free-spirited1613 high-mettleda1626 spright1658 racy1671 mettlesome1673 dashing1796 peppery1829 spunky1831 fizzy1855 zippy1903 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] jollyc1325 kedgec1440 fledge?1461 frisky?a1500 sprightya1522 frisk1528 sprightful1550 quick-spirited1552 lively1567 quick-sprighted1579 alive-like1582 aleger1590 firking1594 sprightly1594 sportive1595 mettled1599 alives-like1601 spirited1601 spirituous1601 mettle1606 great-stomached1607 free-spirited1613 spirity1615 spiritous1628 vivacious1645 rattlingc1650 sportful1650 airy1654 animated1660 racy1671 mettlesome1673 sparklinga1704 raffing?1719 bob1721 vivace1721 alive1748 lifey1793 spunky1831 gilpie1835 bubbling1860 chippy1865 bubblesome1879 colourful1882 sparky1883 bubbly1912 jazzy1917 spritzy1973 sparkly1979 kicking1983 1673 ‘Naso Scarronnomimus’ Ovidius Exulans iii. 61 The Trojan Girls I envy: they Can see their Warriours ev'ry day. All day they for Priamus fight, And yet are Mettlesome at night. 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 229 Imagination..'tis..increas'd by that love men have to themselves, which at once makes 'em blind and mettlesome. 1767 B. Thornton Miser v. viii. 249 A staid, prudent dame, No mettlesome young flirt. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 22 He..gets, if not mettlesome,..very nettlesome indeed. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians lxii A powerful mettlesome young Achilles. 1949 C. Graves Ireland Revisited i. 21 One aged groom said: ‘..There's a fine, mettlesome lot of gerrls here today, but they look very quare in thon harness.’ 1995 N. Annan Changing Enemies ii. 40 Inspiring and mettlesome as Rommel was, he had his faults as a commander. †2. Of an organ of the body: vigorous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > resistant to disease, etc. > of the body or its parts robust1490 robustious1584 vigorous1618 mettlesome1668 sturdy1861 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. vi. 104 In the Systole the Heart is vigorated and mettlesome, not in the Diastole. Derivatives ˈmettlesomely adv. rare in a lively or vigorous manner. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Mettlesomely, with spriteliness. 1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 736 A fearful joy possessed her, her spirit rose mettlesomely. ˈmettlesomeness n. rare high-spiritedness. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Mettlesomeness, Briskness, Liveliness. 1898 Catholic World Feb. 604 By the next day his [sc. the horse's] mettlesomeness will have vanished, and in a little while his black coat will be white again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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