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Meanings of feisty in English

Quick to take offense.

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Showing courage.

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Usage of feisty in English
1
Manchester United have the hots for another feisty forward in any case.
The Guardian
2
They cannot remember ever having seen her this way, cat-nervous and feisty.
Salem’s Lot
3
They ended with a feisty exchange on the economy and green taxes.
BBC
4
A feisty, independent preteen, she shunned Barbie dolls, preferring animals to people.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
5
Here was a feisty young talent taking on an out-of-touch, fusty establishment.
Rock and Ice Magazine
6
Kathleen Lynch, the feisty Cork TD, said it was amazing to see.
The Irish Times
7
Muldoon begins at his feisty best, continually interrupting Lange with sarcastic jabs.
Radio NZ
8
This week, she appears in Kieran J Walsh's feisty drama Jump .
The Irish Times
9
Redknapp watched a feisty match that contained one piece of real quality.
The Guardian
10
By all accounts this young woman is quite a feisty little piece.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
11
I do respect what he's done -he's a feisty competitor himself.
The Guardian
12
Ambika was a feisty 15-year-old high school student who took wrestling classes.
Reuters
13
I can change out the band, depending on how feisty I'm feeling.
Wired
14
Emms looked as feisty as ever, and Kellogg coolly controlled her hitting.
The Guardian
15
Janette, tiny and feisty as a firecracker, was on her feet, too.
Mine
16
Throughout her life, she gave feisty interviews and wrote two bestselling memoirs.
The Guardian
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Feisty across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common