What does feisty mean?

Definitions for feisty
ˈfaɪ stifeisty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feisty, plucky, spunkyadjective

    showing courage

    "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

  2. huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchyadjective

    quick to take offense

Wiktionary

  1. feistyadjective

    Tenacious, energetic, spunky.

  2. feistyadjective

    Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

  3. feistyadjective

    Easily offended and ready to bicker.

ChatGPT

  1. feisty

    Feisty generally refers to a person who is lively, determined, courageous, and energetic. They may be quick to take offense or argue over small things, often displaying a spirited and fiery attitude. This term could also be used to describe someone who is small but strong-willed or resilient.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of feisty in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of feisty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of feisty in a Sentence

  1. Jerry Stahl:

    SOAPY You know, feisty women never get boring. JOEL Let me tell you something. Boring women get a bad rap. There's a lot to be said for boring women.

  2. Maureen O'Hara:

    Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.

  3. Antti Makinen:

    They have communicated their development to investors rather poorly and we gave them some feisty feedback for it.

  4. Sally Cohen:

    When Liz was first diagnosed, I remember she said to [her childhood friends]— she has such a feisty personality— ‘I want to know when you’re mad at your husbands, what your kids did right, wrong, what color you’re painting your house,’ [She] wanted our conversations to be normal … she didn’t want people to shy away.

  5. Ross Benes:

    I don't think the rich people who normally buy Louis Vuitton are going to be outraged their merchandise is cheap in a game, i'd be more concerned with tarnishing the video game brand, if you consider the video game to be a brand. Gamers can be a feisty crowd sometimes.

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