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mettlesome

adjective as in brave

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Example Sentences

I know no more mettlesome horse to ride on ahead of the King and in the beard of those city clowns.

The horse was mettlesome and high-spirited, and the sight of Perry's motor-cycle sent the animal leaping toward the roadside.

Socks, the most restive and mettlesome of the horses, started and whinnied as burning leaves struck him.

Bernardino led him to a pavilion where a number of pleasure-seekers were gathered and selected a sleigh and two mettlesome horses.

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

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mettlesome, such as: ardent, fiery, mettled, peppery, plucky, and spirited.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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