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feisty

adj
/ˈfaɪsti/

Etymology

1896, American, feist (“small, aggressive dog”) + -y; the term feist (now rare) itself originally meant “stink”, and earlier “fart”, from Middle English, from Old English, from Proto-Germanic, presumably from Proto-Indo-European – see feist for details.

  1. derived from – see feist for details✻

Definitions

  1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.

    • spirited and feisty
    • She gave a feisty response during the debate.
    • The feisty puppy barked at everyone.

  2. Belligerent

    Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

    • small but feisty
    • The feisty wife of a world-renowned Russian sculptor emasculated an armed thug outside her Soho home — saying he “didn’t have the cojones to shoot her,” police sources said yesterday.

  3. Easily offended and ready to bicker.

    • feisty attitude

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA