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
Elegant as ever, Andrews portrayed the funny and feisty flapper Millie Dillmount in 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
If recent meetings are any guide, expect a feisty affair with a raucous atmosphere on Sunday afternoon.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Associate Artistic Director Deborah Gilmour Smyth, who starred in the ’82 production as the feisty heroine Raina, will direct this staging starring Megan Carmitchel as Raina and MJ Sieber as Bluntschli.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Eagles win feisty Super Bowl rematch The Kansas City Chiefs’ attempts to avenge their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles essentially ended with a mic drop.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
If recent meetings are any guide, expect a feisty affair with a raucous atmosphere on Sunday afternoon.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Associate Artistic Director Deborah Gilmour Smyth, who starred in the ’82 production as the feisty heroine Raina, will direct this staging starring Megan Carmitchel as Raina and MJ Sieber as Bluntschli.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Eagles win feisty Super Bowl rematch The Kansas City Chiefs’ attempts to avenge their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles essentially ended with a mic drop.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
Adjective
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Sell assets for picks and cap space and attack an aggressive rebuild this offseason.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Control an aggressive infestation with a preemergent herbicide applied in late summer before chickweed seeds germinate.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As such, the political and militant body – which has governed the territory since June 2007 – will need to be in a desperate situation to accept the terms.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s peace plan has backed Hamas into a corner, leaving the militant group to face an existential dilemma.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tampa is heading into a hostile environment against a feisty Seattle Seahawks team that matches them with a 3-1 record.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republicans, traditionally seen as more hostile to government, are often viewed as the shutdown aggressors.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Appointing James Bunce as performance director, having worked with him before at Monaco, was arguably the best decision of Mitchell’s short — and contentious — tenure.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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