Mettlesomeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mettlesomeness
       n : courageous high-spiritedness