Mettled

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having mettle; pithy, spirited archaic

    "The mettled ſteeds, when from their noſtrils flows / The ſcorching fire, that in their entrails glows."

Example

More examples

""'Tis war thou bringest us," Anchises cries, / strange land! For war the mettled steed they train, / and war these threaten. Yet in time again / these beasts are wont in harness to obey, / and bear the yoke, as guided by the rein. / Peace yet is hopeful.""

Etymology

From mettle + -ed.

More for "mettled"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.