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feisty

[ fahy-stee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, feist·i·er, feist·i·est.

full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky:
The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
ill-tempered; pugnacious.
troublesome; difficult:
feisty legal problems.

feisty

/ ˈfaɪstɪ /

Origin of feisty¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; feist + -y ¹

Origin of feisty¹

C19: from dialect feist, fist small dog; related to Old English fīsting breaking wind

The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.

The House caucus appears to be far more populist, feisty, and ready to push the debate on economic issues than it has in the past.

Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.

She has since become an accomplished and feisty human rights lawyer.

The feisty feminist in me has often warred with the longtime gamer in me.

On an impulse he stepped up to the small man who began a grin of recognition, a grin that transformed his feisty face.

I get sort of feisty and want to dav-il her by makin' you look pretty.

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