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[ met-l-suhm ] / ˈmɛt l səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mettlesome ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of mettlesomeFirst recorded in 1655–65; mettle + -some1 Words nearby mettlesomeMetternich, Prince Clemens von, metteur en scène, Mettie, mettle, mettled, mettlesome, Metuchen, metyrapone, Metz, meu, meum et tuum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mettlesomeIt was Rose, living and glowing; Rose, who was the brilliant young Amazon, smoothing the neck of a mettlesome gray cob. Evan Harrington, Complete|George Meredith And being a mettlesome young man into the bargain, he rose by unanimous consent to command a native company of the troop. The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle Helen had once compared her to a mettlesome young horse and there was about her some quality of the male. Moor Fires|E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young There can be no limit to the praise earned by the mettlesome veterans of Jackson's corps, in the deadly fight at Fairview. The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)|George Cary Eggleston
Words related to mettlesomeardent, fiery, peppery, plucky, spirited, spunky, valiant, mettled |