[MET-l]
noun
Courage and fortitude.
He lacked the mettle required to approach prostitutes, so his father helped him out from time to time.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Mettle.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mettle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “mettle”, accessed November 29, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mettle.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Mettle. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/mettle