At Does Mettle Mean?
1A: Vigor and Strength of Spirit or Temperament (See Temperament Sense 1A) a Girl of … Mettle Who Lost a Baby Brother to Leukemia— Bill Zehme. B: Staying...
1a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament sense 1a) a girl of … mettle who lost a baby brother to leukemia— Bill Zehme. b : staying quality : stamina equipment that proved its mettle proved his mettle in battle.
What do you mean by mettle?
1a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament sense 1a) a girl of … mettle who lost a baby brother to leukemia— Bill Zehme. b : staying quality : stamina equipment that proved its mettle proved his mettle in battle.
How do you use the word mettle?
the courage to carry on.
- Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
- She showed her mettle by winning in spite of her handicap.
- Both players were on their mettle in the final round.
- The German athletes showed/proved their mettle in the final round.
- We'll have to be on our mettle from the start.