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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having a proud and unbroken spirit;

2. willing to face danger;
[syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mettlesome
    adj 1: having a proud and unbroken spirit
    2: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey,
       gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky]