mettlesome

mettlesome
adj
1. plucky, gritty, game, spirited, red-blooded, Inf. spunky; brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, heroic, hero-like, stout-hearted, lionhearted, ironhearted, great-hearted, high-hearted; intrepid, fearless, dauntless, unafraid, dreadless, aweless, nervy, Sl. gutsy, unblenching, unblenched, undaunted, undismayed, unappalled, unalarmed; bold, bold-spirited, high-spirited, daring, dashing, adventurous, audacious, rash, reckless.
2. vigorous, full of vigor, energetic, full of energy, active, spirited, animated, vivacious, gay, lively, full of life, brisk, zesty, zestful, full of zest, robust, lusty, Inf. zippy, Inf. peppy, Inf. snappy, Inf. bouncing; zealous, ardent, fervid, fervent, vehement, intense; enthusiastic, eager, keen, ebullient.

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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 — 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;… …   English dictionary for students

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

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