as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a feisty hockey player who has spent more than his share of time in the penalty box
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Recent Examples of feisty
Local authorities, including the Lee County Sheriff's Office, were called to collect a feisty alligator seen picking a fight with an orange lawn chair on a resident's front porch on Friday, May 9.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The above first-look clip shows Squibb as Eleanor in feisty form.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Marchand is a 16-year NHL veteran who has established himself as a feisty, offensively gifted forward who is also strong defensively.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
To attract colorful and feisty hummingbirds, keep their feeders full of nectar.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The above first-look clip shows Squibb as Eleanor in feisty form.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Marchand is a 16-year NHL veteran who has established himself as a feisty, offensively gifted forward who is also strong defensively.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
To attract colorful and feisty hummingbirds, keep their feeders full of nectar.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
Adjective
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The 82-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men, with 1 in 8 being diagnosed in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Nonprofits focused on such issues could be seen as antagonistic to the company’s aggressive commercialization efforts.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Israel blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the militant group operates from civilian areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Saturday's summit comes two months after Israel ended a ceasefire reached with the Hamas militant group in January.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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This is a flawed sin; trying to make something happen in a contentious area with a bunch of people who had their own history.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Last week, America welcomed the first group of South African Afrikaans refugees to the country, a move which has proved contentious.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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