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
Margarita struggles both with asserting herself in a brutal industry and with stepping out of the shadow of her feisty family, but the comedy is all in how Popov puts those two sides together.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Floor-grazing tassels that adorned handbags and became leg holes adds feisty allure to the otherwise sharp silhouettes.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Miller had a spark in his eyes, an outgoing and feisty personality, and a warm and loving nature.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This is a feisty team that never gives up in a game, giving them some hope for the postseason.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Floor-grazing tassels that adorned handbags and became leg holes adds feisty allure to the otherwise sharp silhouettes.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
Miller had a spark in his eyes, an outgoing and feisty personality, and a warm and loving nature.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
This is a feisty team that never gives up in a game, giving them some hope for the postseason.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
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Even though Trump showed signs of softening his aggressive tariff plan with an exemption last week for smartphones, computers and other electronics and floated a temporary exemption for autos, the administration continues to be amadamant more tariffs are coming soon.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The prison has become a symbol of Bukele's aggressive policies that have targeted gang violence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And in Lebanon, a series of Israeli attacks on the country have decapitated the militant group Hezbollah.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The group wrote to Bondi to argue that the influencer should be investigated over whether she has been paid to spread propaganda for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, it was first reported by the New York Post.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some of his actions have been highly contentious, including his decision to deport migrants to an El Salvadorian prison using an 18th century wartime statute — which was subject to legal challenges.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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The implementation was originally blocked in federal court and sparked a contentious legal back-and-forth.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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