mettlesome

mettlesome
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. high-strung, courageous, plucky. See courage, excitability.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [High-spirited]
Syn. spirited, vigorous, spunky; see active 2 .
2. [Gallant]
Syn. plucky, valiant, dauntless; see brave 1 .
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal: spunky. Slang: gutsy, gutty. See FEAR. 2. Full of or characterized by a lively, emphatic, eager quality: fiery, high-spirited, peppery, spirited, vibrant. Informal: snappy. See ACTION, FEELINGS.

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  • Mettlesome — Met tle*some, a. Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse. [1913 Webster] {Met tle*some*ly}, adv. {Met tle*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mettlesome — index undaunted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mettlesome — (adj.) 1660s, from METTLE (Cf. mettle) + SOME (Cf. some) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mettlesome — *spirited, high spirited, spunky, fiery, peppery, gingery Analogous words: courageous, bold, audacious, intrepid, *brave: *impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent: restive, *impatient, restless …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mettlesome — [met′ l səm] adj. full of mettle; spirited; ardent, brave, etc.: also mettled …   English World dictionary

  • mettlesome — adjective Date: 1662 full of mettle ; spirited …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mettlesome — /met l seuhm/, adj. spirited; courageous. [1655 65; METTLE + SOME1] * * * …   Universalium

  • mettlesome — adjective Of great mettle; courageous …   Wiktionary

  • mettlesome — Synonyms and related words: active, acute, aggressive, agitable, animated, beany, brisk, bulldoggish, courageous, dauntless, dynamic, edgy, emotional, emotionally unstable, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, eruptive, excitable, explosive,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mettlesome — met|tle|some [ˈmetlsəm] adj literary full of energy and determination …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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