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
The Sharks opened the game’s scoring in a sometimes feisty first period.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Plenty of his disciples ate it up (a particularly feisty one so much so that security had to tackle him).
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Costa’s career has slowed in the past few seasons after a fiery time spent as one of Europe’s most prolific headline makers, not just for his goals, but his feisty on-pitch antics.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Cherry aromas on the first nose of this Merlot, followed after a feisty aerating swirl by maple syrup and golden syrup.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Plenty of his disciples ate it up (a particularly feisty one so much so that security had to tackle him).
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Costa’s career has slowed in the past few seasons after a fiery time spent as one of Europe’s most prolific headline makers, not just for his goals, but his feisty on-pitch antics.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Cherry aromas on the first nose of this Merlot, followed after a feisty aerating swirl by maple syrup and golden syrup.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feisty
Adjective
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Trump prompts a more aggressive digital posture Democrats adopted a more combative stance online in recent weeks as Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce drew protests from liberals and pushback at GOP town halls.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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As a result, teams are taking a more aggressive approach.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Israel launched its military assault on Gaza after the militant group Hamas killed at least 1,200 people in Israel and abducted more than 250 others on October 7, 2023.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Why did the ceasefire break down? Both Israel and the Trump administration have blamed Hamas for the resumption of hostilities, citing the militant group's refusal to meet Israel's demand to release more hostages in return for the resumption of talks.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given the timing, data about Wisconsin’s contentious judicial race is less plentiful than what might be on hand, say, during a presidential or midterm election.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The pair, who called it quits for the second time in August 2023, are still in the midst of their contentious divorce.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Feisty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feisty. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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