What does mettlesome mean?
Mettlesome means Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous..
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/ˈmɛtəlsəm/ · adjective
Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous..
The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf.
Among them was the "West Country" driver, Swain, of Bude, over the Great Central, who reminded me irresistibly of a hunter putting a particularly mettlesome steed at the fences.
Use mettlesome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mettlesome means Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous..
Common synonyms include spirited, spunky, brave, gritty.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf.
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