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
That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Her rich gentle voice powers songs reminiscent of Kate Bush, Sarah Harmer and Feist, though a feistier Feist.
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Michael Hollett,
SPIN,
14 June 2026
Hannah is perfect as a proxy for the harried viewer—sweet, two-dimensional, as wide-eyed as a Powerpuff Girl but much less feisty.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The Chicago Teachers Union anticipated ahead of time that the hearing might get feisty.
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for feisty
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Her rich gentle voice powers songs reminiscent of Kate Bush, Sarah Harmer and Feist, though a feistier Feist.
—
Michael Hollett,
SPIN,
14 June 2026
Hannah is perfect as a proxy for the harried viewer—sweet, two-dimensional, as wide-eyed as a Powerpuff Girl but much less feisty.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The Chicago Teachers Union anticipated ahead of time that the hearing might get feisty.
—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for feisty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
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The goal is gentle smoke and indirect heat rather than aggressive flames.
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Right now, the multi-trillion-dollar global apparel industry is undergoing an aggressive technological shift, adopting artificial intelligence as a production standard rather than an experimental pilot.
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Fiber-optic, first-person view (FPV) drones have become a key weapon in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s war against Israel in recent months – bypassing Israel’s sophisticated defense systems by duplicating an asymmetric warfare tactic that first emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Children of the 1960s may recall that even within the militant activist group, Students for Democratic Society (SDS), animus was frequently directed not at the establishment but at fellow antiwar advocates.
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And until a Black commentator is held responsible for making openly hostile remarks about White people, nothing will change.
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For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
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This is not so different from the Founders’ vision of democracy, in which a federal system with independent, coequal branches of government forces collisions of competing interests that can get contentious, even chaotic, before compromises are forged.
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But with the Turnberry Agreement finally finding its footing, a reopening of wounds and a reignition of a contentious trade battle has likely held little appeal for the EU.
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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