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
The outcome dropped the Sun Devils to 17-16, and later Wednesday afternoon ASU announced that Hurley — a feisty point guard on two NCAA championship teams at Duke in the early 1990s — was out.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Swank is feisty in the early rounds, and her portrayal is moving as her character is faced with extreme adversity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Simeone vs Igor Tudor on the sidelines might be feisty, too.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But tenacious and feisty Porter’s free tuition pledge might be worth at least a few bucks.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Swank is feisty in the early rounds, and her portrayal is moving as her character is faced with extreme adversity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Simeone vs Igor Tudor on the sidelines might be feisty, too.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But tenacious and feisty Porter’s free tuition pledge might be worth at least a few bucks.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for feisty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
Adjective
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Family questions police response Sye's other sister told CBS New Baltimore that the officers were too aggressive in their response.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Your 6th House of Health tightens under pressure as the unconscious Moon squares aggressive Mars, presently in your 3rd House of Dialogue, so timing and tone carry extra weight.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Various reform and feminist movements were pushing the regime to soften its militant foreign policy, its oppressive dress codes, and its censorship of civil society.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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And in Lebanon, Israeli strikes targeting the militant Hezbollah group, an Iranian ally, have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced more than 1 million, according to the Lebanese government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Preparing well as a team is the Tommies’ primary order of business until the puck is dropped in what is sure to be a hostile environment for the visitors.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
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Later that year, local outlet Washington City Paper also reported on allegations of a hostile work environment under Pettigrew.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 8-7 vote came after a contentious hearing Wednesday and sent the Cabinet nomination to the full Senate, which could act to confirm the Oklahoma Republican next week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The contentious film has been brewing in the background of its subjects’ notoriously sexist social media accounts for the past year as Theroux pieced his documentary together behind the scenes.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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