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feisty

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfaɪsti/

Definition of feisty

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
    “spirited and feisty”
    “She gave a feisty response during the debate.”
    “The feisty puppy barked at everyone.”
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adj

  1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
    “spirited and feisty”
    “She gave a feisty response during the debate.”
    “The feisty puppy barked at everyone.”
  2. 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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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.

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