feisty
adjective/ˈfaɪsti/
/ˈfaɪsti/
(comparative feistier, superlative feistiest)
(informal, approving)- (of people) brave, determined and not afraid of arguing or defending yourself
- Viewers love her for her feisty and outspoken character.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFeisty is used with these nouns:- heroine
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from earlier feist, fist ‘small dog’, from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from Middle English fist ‘break wind’, of West Germanic origin. Compare with fizzle.Want to learn more?
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