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That disparity is played perfectly by Durand, who paints Elmer as a caustic spitfire in life and, later, gives an emotional performance in death without ever truly having to say a word.
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Elena Easley, an 8-year-old spitfire of a second-grader in Minnesota, had a very bad day last week.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
And then there’s Karoline Leavitt, who at the age of 27 is the spitfire, never-back-down White House press secretary for Trump.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
But Reba is her usual sitcom-esque spitfire self: sharp, uptight, on her game, and loaded with zingers.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Elena Easley, an 8-year-old spitfire of a second-grader in Minnesota, had a very bad day last week.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
And then there’s Karoline Leavitt, who at the age of 27 is the spitfire, never-back-down White House press secretary for Trump.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
But Reba is her usual sitcom-esque spitfire self: sharp, uptight, on her game, and loaded with zingers.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Spitfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spitfire. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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spitfire
noun
spit·fire
ˈspit-ˌfī(ə)r 
: an easily angered or highly emotional person
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