mettlesome C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɛtəlsəm/ See IPA manual Freq #235630 Meanings 1 adj 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. Etymology From mettle + -some. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mettlesome **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛtəlsəm/ **Frequency rank:** 235630 ## Meanings 1. Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous. ## Examples - 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. ## Etymology From mettle + -some. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown