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Definition of "feisty" []

  • Touchy; quarrelsome. (adjective)
  • Full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky. See Regional Notes at andiron, feist. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "feisty" in a sentence
  • "The word feisty might be used to describe this beauty."
  • "USATODAY. com - Red Wings outlast Flames in feisty Game 4"
  • "Guess what happens when you call a feisty 3 year old "Newt's goober"?"