mettle
me tuhl
- n the courage to carry on
- By that time, the sport was already a centuries-old, integral part of Hawaiian culture: chiefs proved their mettle by showing off their wave-riding skills, and new surfboards were .
- Now that he holds a great executive office, he is showing his mettle in government while losing none of his ability to be a pleasing newsmaker.
- To Lord Lloyd's Cairo tea party there came an old and broken statesman who knew the British Baron's mettle.