feistyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪsti/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪsti/

Etymology: < feist = fist n.² 3 + -y suffix¹.

U.S. slang (originally dialect).

Aggressive, excitable, touchy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective]

braga1350

animose?a1425

heartlya1450

stomachous1547

bold-spirited1597

mettled1599

mettle1606

animous1609

stomachful1610

stomachious1611

brave-spiriteda1617

mettlesome1673

game1752

spunky1786

spunk1788

gamelike1804

good-woolled1846

plucked1846

bold-hearted1847

gamey1849

gameful1853

gutsy1893

feisty1896

gutty1953

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective]

stomaching1579

pepper-nosed1580

ticklish1581

touchy1602

sensible1613

touchousa1618

tender1641

tickly1661

indigestive1670

snuffy1678

huffy1680

snuffish1689

sorea1694

mifty1699

resentive1710

sensitive1735

uppish1778

miffish1790

miffy1810

stomachy1825

porcupinish1829

insultable1841

offensible1846

highty-tighty1847

prickly1853

fuffy1858

piquable1860

offendable1864

raw1864

ear-sore1865

uffish1871

porcupiny1890

feisty1896

ticklish-tempered1897

toey1930

1896 , etc. in Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. at Ficety, etc.

1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 94 Feisty means when a feller's allers wigglin' about, wantin' ever'body to see him, like a kid when the preacher comes.

1926 E. M. Roberts Time of Man 152 That-there feisty bay mare jumped straight upwards and broke the tongue outen the plow.

1965 ‘D. Shannon’ Death-bringers (1966) xiii. 162 Luther gets a little feisty after a few drinks, and he began to argue with him.

1968 J. Potts Trash Stealer xiii. 148 He couldn't shake her loose—she hung on to his arm, feisty as a terrier.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feisty
释义	feistyadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪsti/, U.S. /ˈfaɪsti/ Etymology: < feist = fist n.² 3 + -y suffix¹. U.S. slang (originally dialect). Aggressive, excitable, touchy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [adjective] braga1350 animose?a1425 heartlya1450 stomachous1547 bold-spirited1597 mettled1599 mettle1606 animous1609 stomachful1610 stomachious1611 brave-spiriteda1617 mettlesome1673 game1752 spunky1786 spunk1788 gamelike1804 good-woolled1846 plucked1846 bold-hearted1847 gamey1849 gameful1853 gutsy1893 feisty1896 gutty1953 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective] stomaching1579 pepper-nosed1580 ticklish1581 touchy1602 sensible1613 touchousa1618 tender1641 tickly1661 indigestive1670 snuffy1678 huffy1680 snuffish1689 sorea1694 mifty1699 resentive1710 sensitive1735 uppish1778 miffish1790 miffy1810 stomachy1825 porcupinish1829 insultable1841 offensible1846 highty-tighty1847 prickly1853 fuffy1858 piquable1860 offendable1864 raw1864 ear-sore1865 uffish1871 porcupiny1890 feisty1896 ticklish-tempered1897 toey1930 1896 , etc. in Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. at Ficety, etc. 1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 94 Feisty means when a feller's allers wigglin' about, wantin' ever'body to see him, like a kid when the preacher comes. 1926 E. M. Roberts Time of Man 152 That-there feisty bay mare jumped straight upwards and broke the tongue outen the plow. 1965 ‘D. Shannon’ Death-bringers (1966) xiii. 162 Luther gets a little feisty after a few drinks, and he began to argue with him. 1968 J. Potts Trash Stealer xiii. 148 He couldn't shake her loose—she hung on to his arm, feisty as a terrier. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896
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