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- Dictionaryfeisty/ˈfʌɪsti/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, typically one who is relatively small) lively, determined, and courageous: informal "a love story with a feisty heroine who's more than a pretty face"
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active, forceful, and full of determination: a feisty lady. He launched a feisty attack on the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy. adamantine. adamantly. aggressive. gutsily. gutsy. gutty. hard-boiled. hard-headed. pertinaciously. pigheadedly. purposefully. ultra-serious. unbending. unbroken. undaunted.
The meaning of FEISTY is full of nervous energy : fidgety. How to use feisty in a sentence. Did you know?
If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child.
Feisty can be used as a compliment, praising someone’s courage, spiritedness, or pluckiness. Or it can be used somewhat critically, suggesting someone is prone to getting angry. Feisty depends on how someone thinks about the words and actions of the person or thing they think is feisty.
Feisty is a word for someone who is touchy or quarrelsome. It can also mean "showing courage or determination." If you're huffy or thin-skinned, you're feisty. Feisty people often seem to be itching for a fight. On the other hand, this has a more positive meaning.
active, forceful, and full of determination: a feisty lady. He launched a feisty attack on the government. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy. adamantine. adamantly. aggressive. gutsily. gutsy. gutty. hard-boiled. hard-headed. pertinaciously. pigheadedly. purposefully. ultra-serious. unbending. unbroken. undaunted.
Definition of feisty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
