METTLESOME

game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

(adjective) willing to face danger

mettlesome

(adjective) having a proud and unbroken spirit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mettlesome (comparative more mettlesome, superlative most mettlesome)

Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.

Source: Wiktionary


Met"tle*some, a.

Definition: Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse.

– Met"tle*some*ly, adv.

– Met"tle*some*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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