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METTLESOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mettlesome mean?
• METTLESOME (adjective)
The adjective METTLESOME has 2 senses:
1. having a proud and unbroken spirit
2. willing to face danger
Familiarity information: METTLESOME used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: mettlesomer
Superlative: mettlesomest
Superlative: mettlesomest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a proud and unbroken spirit
Similar:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
Derivation:
mettlesomeness (courageous high-spiritedness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Willing to face danger
Synonyms:
game; gamey; gamy; gritty; mettlesome; spirited; spunky
Similar:
brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)
Derivation:
mettlesomeness (courageous high-spiritedness)
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