Definitions

feisty

[fahy-stee] / ˈfaɪ sti /

ADJECTIVE

spirited; touchy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bubbly courageous excitable fiery gritty gutsy high-strung lively scrappy spunky

WEAK

active alive difficult enthusiastic frisky full of pep game gutty hot-blooded mettlesome ornery peppy quarrelsome sensitive thin-skinned tough truculent zestful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cowardly dull fearful flat timid

Example Sentences

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For instance, they hired the feisty and youthful Ms. Weiss to remake CBS News.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Victoria Smurfit, who plays Maud O'Hara, Declan's feisty wife, says the increased ambition for the new season is noticeable.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In it, Tilly sings a self-celebratory, pro-AI anthem with the big-eyed feisty longing of an algorithm marked “Disney princess: Big song” while she wanders through increasingly fantastic self-affirming scenarios that scream “Plus ‘Barbie.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Big Tony looked down and saw a feisty little puppy yapping at him.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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