adjective · rare

feisty

feisty · feistier · feistiest

напористый, вздорный

resolut, lebendig, mutig, munter

Tenacious, energetic, spunkyTenacious, energetic, spunky.

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/ˈfaɪsti/

» What a feisty woman!

Meaning

3 senses

Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
spirited and feisty
She gave a feisty response during the debate.
zäh, hartnäckig, lebhaft
напо́ристыйnapóristyj
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
small but feisty
streitsüchtig, kampflustig, streitbar
вздо́рныйvzdórnyj
Easily offended and ready to bicker.
a feisty attitude
empfindlich, reizbar, überlaunig

More definitions

showing courage
quick to take offense

Examples

5 sentences

What a feisty woman!
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The elderly woman was frail but feisty.
ruПожилая женщина была хрупкой, но энергичной. — odexed
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I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.
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Sami was super feisty.
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This is one feisty man.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

tenacious:

belligerent:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

tenacious:

belligerent:

easily offended:

Origin

First use appears c. 1875 in the US. From feist (“a small, aggressive dog”) + -y; the term

First use appears c. 1875 in the US. From feist (“a 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.

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