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mettlesome

[ met-l-suhm ]

/ ˈmɛt l səm /

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adjective

spirited; courageous.

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Origin of mettlesome

First recorded in 1655–65; mettle + -some¹

Words nearby mettlesome

Metternich, Prince Clemens von, metteur en scène, Mettie, mettle, mettled, mettlesome, Metuchen, metyrapone, Metz, meu, meum et tuum

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How to use mettlesome in a sentence

I know no more mettlesome horse to ride on ahead of the King and in the beard of those city clowns.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The horse was mettlesome and high-spirited, and the sight of Perry's motor-cycle sent the animal leaping toward the roadside.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
Socks, the most restive and mettlesome of the horses, started and whinnied as burning leaves struck him.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Bernardino led him to a pavilion where a number of pleasure-seekers were gathered and selected a sleigh and two mettlesome horses.
The Land of the Changing Sun|William N. Harben

Quesada selected the most mettlesome and leaped into the deep saddle.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey