Akademik

mettlesome

adjective

1. having a proud and unbroken spirit

• Similar to: ↑spirited

• Derivationally related forms: ↑mettlesomeness

2. willing to face danger

• Syn: ↑game, ↑gamy, ↑gamey, ↑gritty, ↑spirited, ↑spunky

• Similar to: ↑brave, ↑courageous

• Derivationally related forms: ↑spunk (for: ↑spunky), ↑mettlesomeness, ↑grit (for: ↑gritty)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.