Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky.
- adjective Quarrelsome or aggressive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
fusty .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Tenacious ,energetic ,spunky . - adjective
Belligerent ; prepared tostand andfight , especially in spite of relatively smallstature or some otherdisadvantage . - adjective Easily
offended and ready tobicker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective quick to take offense
- adjective showing courage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word feisty might be used to describe this beauty.
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USATODAY. com - Red Wings outlast Flames in feisty Game 4
USATODAY.com - Red Wings outlast Flames in feisty Game 4 2004
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Guess what happens when you call a feisty 3 year old "Newt's goober"?
wilberteets Diary Entry wilberteets 2005
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In different families the same behavior will be defined as feisty or rude, sensitive or cowardly, endearing or irresponsible.
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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In different families the same behavior will be defined as feisty or rude, sensitive or cowardly, endearing or irresponsible.
THE BLESSING OF A SKINNED KNEE Ph.D. Wendy Mogel 2001
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It really boosts my self esteem to know that I am so much better than the nastiness you call 'feisty'!
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Republican base and she quickly became known as a feisty "hockey mom" who throughout her short political life was known as a reformer not afraid to take
WN.com - Articles related to Lawyer says Iran clears French woman of spying 2010
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Palin's burst onto the national political scene energized the Republican base and she quickly became known as a feisty "hockey mom" who throughout her short political life was known as a reformer not afraid to take
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On the other hand, Cambridge University art historian Alyce Mahon -- often described in print as "feisty" -- has an agenda.
Ways Of Looking 2008
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Bruckheimer told MTV that audiences can expect a lot of humor from Cruz's character and called her "feisty" -- confirming that she will be playing a Spanish character which is perfect considering she's ...
Cinematical Alison Nastasi 2010
bilby commented on the word feisty
More gold from etymonline.com:
"The 1811 slang dictionary defines fice as "a small windy escape backwards, more obvious to the nose than ears; frequently by old ladies charged on their lap-dogs." Compare also Danish fise "to blow, to fart," and obsolete English aske-fise, "fire-tender," literally "ash-blower" (early 15c.), from an unrecorded Norse source, used in Middle English for a kind of bellows, but originally "a term of reproach among northern nations for an unwarlike fellow who stayed at home in the chimney corner" OED."
July 12, 2021
bilby commented on the word feisty
Best read in conjunction with base etymology above.
July 12, 2021