as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
a feisty hockey player who has spent more than his share of time in the penalty box
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Recent Examples of feisty
She’s supported by a feisty cousin and a wise and loving uncle/surrogate father who just happens to converse with bees.
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The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The game turned feisty in the second period, too.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
When a Met crowd starts getting feisty, all is not well in the land.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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The Know, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The game turned feisty in the second period, too.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
While the film is a sexy, frothy romp, on the one hand, the film also casts Doris Day as Babe, a feisty union steward.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
When a Met crowd starts getting feisty, all is not well in the land.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
Adjective
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The Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones have been very interested in the idea of getting aggressive ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles are shyer and less aggressive.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the militant revanche of the late Putin era, men are men, women are women, and the men are in charge.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan has long accused Kabul of harboring the Pakistani Taliban militant group (known as the TTP), which its Afghan namesake denies.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mob of rioters grew more hostile and violent, advancing toward agents and began throwing rocks and other objects at agents, including one that struck Chief Greg Bovino in the head.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The close, caring but contentious relationships among the three Williams women constitute some of the new season’s greatest pleasures.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The filibuster remains a contentious fixture, shaping negotiations and highlighting deep divisions in Congress.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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