feisty

Speech parts

1. feisty - Adjective

2. feisty - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

quick to take offense

showing courage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bantam feist huffy dynamic aggressive forceful spirited assertive gritty scrappy spunky touchy ornery thin-skinned plucky
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Antonyms

passive reclaimed spiritless wishy-washy self-effacing unassertive
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Phrases with the word

feisty person

Examples

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too. Louise Brown

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker. Mercedes McCambridge

If you want one thing too much it's likely to be a disappointment. The healthy way is to learn to like the everyday things, like soft beds and buttermilk-and feisty gentlemen. Larry McMurtry

I love playing strong feisty women, I really do, but if you were to ask my husband he'd probably say that I'm very insecure. And actually incredibly malleable, which isn't necessarily a good thing. Alex Kingston

Looking back Little Lulu was an early feminist, but at the time I just thought she was a really feisty developed comic strip character. Bill Griffith

I guess I'm still sort of feisty and a little bit of a tomboy. Kelly Hu

Close letter words and terms

feistiest feistily feistiness feisty person Feit Feit-Thompson theorem