'Mettlesome' definitions:
Definition of 'mettlesome'
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Definition of 'Mettlesome'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'mettlesome'
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- active,
- acute,
- aggressive,
- agitable,
- animated,
- beany,
- brisk,
- bulldoggish,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- dynamic,
- edgy,
- emotional,
- emotionally unstable,
- energetic,
- enterprising,
- enthusiastic,
- eruptive,
- excitable,
- explosive,
- fiery,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- full of pep,
- game,
- gamy,
- go-go,
- gritty,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hearty,
- high-mettled,
- high-spirited,
- high-strung,
- highly emotional,
- impetuous,
- incisive,
- inflammable,
- intense,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- keen,
- kinetic,
- lively,
- living,
- lusty,
- nervous,
- nervy,
- peppery,
- peppy,
- pertinacious,
- perturbable,
- plucky,
- prickly,
- red-blooded,
- resolute,
- robust,
- sensitive,
- skittish,
- smacking,
- snappy,
- spanking,
- spirited,
- spiritful,
- spunky,
- startlish,
- strenuous,
- strong,
- take-charge,
- take-over,
- tenacious,
- touchy,
- tough,
- trenchant,
- vibrant,
- vigorous,
- vivacious,
- vivid,
- volcanic,
- zestful,
- zesty,
- zippy