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adj. - Full of energy and determination. Willing to face danger; Having a proud and unbroken spirit.

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  • Imagine Neil Simon and Arthur Miller engaged in a mettlesome debate, is life a comedy Or a Tragedy?
  • The primeval versions of Alone in the Dark were critically panned, and with beatific reason: the mettlesome was a preventative mess.
  • "Nothing like a mettlesome mare," Sir George said.
  • Azamat was galloping away on the mettlesome Karagyoz.
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