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mettlesome
adjective met·tle·some \ˈme-təl-səm\
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First Known Use of METTLESOME
1662
Related to METTLESOME
- Synonyms
- active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively, peppy, perky, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
- Antonyms
- dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
Rhymes with METTLESOME
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