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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Virtually unknown a year ago, Platner has barnstormed across Maine, delivering a feisty, anti-establishment message.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Felix Passlack, a feisty and impressive operator in the rearguard battle, lost the run of himself.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Ms. Burke is making her seventh appearance in one of Mr. Lindsay-Abaire’s plays, and as always gives a feisty and wry performance as the semi-addled but sometimes disconcertingly sharp Penny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s pretty feisty in the family,” Matt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I poked the crabs with a pencil to see how feisty they were.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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