feisty Definition
☆ feisty (fīs′tē)
feisty Related Forms
feist′i·ly adverb
feist′i·ness noun
feisty Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- heroine: Aren't you in danger of making feisty young heroines a cliché ?
- teenager: Sitcom about a feisty teenager who lives with her bachelor father.
- daughter: In 2002 Lesley married Chris Smith who has two feisty teenage daughters.
- lady: The Ambassador is a tall, feisty lady whom I would not wish to upset.
- female: A feisty female curing through love her hammered hunk.
- girl: Daisy Jones was one of those he kidnaped but she was a feisty girl and was not going to knuckle down easily.
Modifying Another Word
- very: She had a few nasty wounds and was very feisty, even managing to bite a member of staff during her check in.
- typically: He was hungry, impatient for service, troubled by a persistent cough, but otherwise in typically feisty, talkative mood.
- pretty: In fact, Job got pretty feisty at times.
- rather: The pair have to cope with everything from deadly chairs to a rather feisty neighbor.
- quite: I think they are quite feisty and they tend to stick to their own ethnic group.
- really: I like her attitude - she's really feisty, she digs in and doesn't give up.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near feisty
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