Feisty definition
Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky.
adjective
Quarrelsome or aggressive.
adjective
Full of spirit.
- Quarrelsome, aggressive, belligerent, etc.
- Lively, energetic, assertive, etc.
adjective
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
adjective
The definition of feisty is someone aggressive or lively.
An example of feisty is someone who likes to pick fights with their friends just for fun.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
feisty
Comparative:
feistier
Superlative:
feistiestOrigin of feisty
- From feist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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.
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