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- Dictionaryfeist·y/ˈfīstē/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, typically one who is relatively small or weak) lively, determined, and courageous: informal "a feisty heroine who's more than a pretty face"
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The meaning of FEISTY is full of nervous energy : fidgety. How to use feisty in a sentence. Did you know?
active, forceful, and full of determination: a feisty lady. He launched a feisty attack on the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy. adamantine. adamantly. aggressive. gutsily. gutsy. gutty. hard-boiled. hard-headed. pertinaciously. pigheadedly. purposefully. ultra-serious. unbending. unbroken. undaunted.
Feisty is a word for someone who is touchy or quarrelsome. It can also mean "showing courage or determination." If you're huffy or thin-skinned, you're feisty. Feisty people often seem to be itching for a fight. On the other hand, this has a more positive meaning.
If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child.
Someone who’s described as feisty usually has a strong will and is unafraid of showing it, even in difficult circumstances or when challenged. Feisty is also used to describe a person or animal that is ill-tempered: Jack gets feisty when he is tired.
adjective. us / ˈfaɪ.sti / uk / ˈfaɪ.sti / Add to word list. active, forceful, and full of determination: a feisty lady. He launched a feisty attack on the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy. adamantine. adamantly. aggressive. gutsily. gutsy. gutty. hard-boiled. hard-headed. pertinaciously. pigheadedly.
Definition of feisty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage. Wiktionary. Easily offended and ready to bicker. Wiktionary. Synonyms: spirited. aggressive. spunky. sassy. lively. frisky. energetic. plucky. touchy. thin-skinned. huffy. Other Word Forms of Feisty. Adjective. Base Form:
adjective. uk / ˈfaɪsti / us. Add to word list. active, confident, and determined: a feisty young woman. (Definition of feisty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of feisty. in Chinese (Traditional) 活躍的, 精力充沛的, 有決斷力的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 活跃的, 精力充沛的, 有决断力的… See more. in Spanish.
1. Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky: "Feisty, smart, and courageous child protagonists ... populate [her] fictional world" (Carolyn L. Shute). See Note at andiron. 2. Quarrelsome or aggressive: "A bunch of guys got tipsy ... One of them got feisty and starting swinging punches at the others" (Didi Emmons). [From feist .]
