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
Arsenal has conceded just five goals in 12 games so far, the kind of record associated with Atletico during coach Diego Simeone’s long reign of mostly feisty soccer.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Until further notice, Brown is going to play McBride as much or more than Bridges, with hopes of getting consistent shooting, secondary ballhandling and feisty defense.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Delane is an athletic, fast, and feisty man cover corner.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Still as feisty as UConn baseball fans might remember him, the original AK touched 98 MPH and had a stare-down with Jac Caglianone after a hit by pitch.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Until further notice, Brown is going to play McBride as much or more than Bridges, with hopes of getting consistent shooting, secondary ballhandling and feisty defense.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Delane is an athletic, fast, and feisty man cover corner.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Still as feisty as UConn baseball fans might remember him, the original AK touched 98 MPH and had a stare-down with Jac Caglianone after a hit by pitch.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
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Buxton knows the plan — a fighting retreat that saves ownership money but still gives the team the chance to regroup and compete for a division title with strong starting pitching and an aggressive, small-ball approach from a young, athletic lineup.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Iran signaled an aggressive response to this latest bid to break its stranglehold over the strait, which has left global shipping at an effective standstill and sent energy prices spiraling.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Iraqi Kurds and Iraqi forces helped defeat the militant group in Iraq.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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Being on the road and in a hostile environment is something that Ayton also is looking forward to.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The race between Jones and Jackson has been incredibly hostile, with both releasing a myriad of attack ads and going after one another in debates.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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This comes after a federal appeals court's April 21 decision to uphold a contentious Texas law requiring public school districts to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, setting the stage for a potential Supreme Court fight.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Fiery moments from the governor’s debate Democratic frontrunners Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer faced fierce attacks Wednesday during a contentious gubernatorial debate in Los Angeles.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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