Definitions for mettlesome

mettlesome met·tle·some

Spelling: [met-l-suh m]
IPA: /ˈmɛt l səm/

Mettlesome is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 246 anagrams from letters in mettlesome (eeelmmostt).

Definitions for mettlesome

adjective

  1. spirited; courageous.

Origin of mettlesome

First recorded in 1655-65; mettle + -some1

Examples for mettlesome

Her coachman had all he could do to control her mettlesome span of Spanish mares.

A good face--unsophisticated, but intelligent, mettlesome and honest.

It was one of the most mettlesome and shapely mounts I had ever had the pleasure to view.

You study its moods and its ways as those of a mettlesome horse.

He was riding a sweat-covered, mettlesome black with a rolling eye.

Similarly, she indulged a mettlesome fancy for referring to her hostess as "dear Abigail."

Quesada selected the most mettlesome and leaped into the deep saddle.

She looked in perfect condition--sleek, mettlesome, strong, and beautiful.

The horse was mettlesome enough to require all her attention.

I knew her for a mettlesome filly the first time I ever clapped eyes on her.

Word Value for mettlesome
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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