feisty.
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
Meaning & usage
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
spirited and feisty
She gave a feisty response during the debate.
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
small but feisty
Easily offended and ready to bicker.
a feisty attitude
Where this word comes from
First use appears c. 1875 in the US. From feist (“a 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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