feisty
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈfaɪsti/
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combativo
- My feisty little sister never backs down from a challenge.
- a feisty woman
So yeah, daffodils are surprisingly feisty, and that's part of what makes them great.
- So yeah, daffodils are surprisingly feisty, and that's part of what makes them great.
- Yeah, OK, so we had a feisty exchange on that.
- The the float they get, they get feisty.
- How you know, change is happening and the edges get sharper and the enemies get feistier 'cause they're losing control.
- And I love that my daughter knows exactly where she gets her hair and her feisty spirit and all the things that we celebrate.
- Yes, she had a lot of attitude, she was feisty, she was funny, and she could be quite acerbic at times.
- She was such a strong, independent, feisty, brilliant, talented, amazing woman.
- And and he's not another guy that's feisty fire debate or just like people like that.
- And then there's her twin sister Ren, who is none of those things and is a lot more outgoing, a lot more feisty, a bit more adventurous.
- And again, in in the case of of feisty and sparkle, if we're learning how to talk cat to each other, clearly feisty is not going to listen.
- Yeah, he knows he's a he's a feisty motherfucker.
Examples
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They are hardworking and feisty women, very lively, selling scrap metal, fruit, vegetables and spices from pushcarts in the streets of the city.
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You sure are feisty for a fellow in your position.
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Hell, we could use some more of that feisty female energy.
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The bad news, this is one feisty client.
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And I love that my daughter knows exactly where she gets her hair and her feisty spirit and all the things that we celebrate.
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But we are both feisty and willing to take chances.
Fiction book (2002) -
She's as feisty as her brothers.
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She was such a strong, independent, feisty, brilliant, talented, amazing woman.
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As they moved from room to room, the feisty little woman engaged in chatter or discussions of the day's news.
Fiction book (1994) -
So we know from the Minute Book that the suffragettes of Huddersfield were a very feisty lot and a number of them went to prison.
Synonyms
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
18
6.0
Showing strong determination and a fighting spirit
16
4.6
Brave and full of energy and determination
14
6.8
To be brave and keep trying when things are hard
Antonyms
How Feisty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Feisty comes from feist, a word for a small, lively dog 'small dog'. Those little dogs were bold and quick to fight, so a feisty person is full of lively energy and ready to stand up for themselves.