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单词 feisty
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
feist•y /ˈfaɪsti/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. full of animation, energy, or courage;
    spirited;
    plucky:The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
feist•y  (fīstē),USA pronunciation adj., feist•i•er, feist•i•est. 
  1. full of animation, energy, or courage;
    spirited;
    spunky;
    plucky:The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
  2. ill-tempered;
    pugnacious.
  3. troublesome;
    difficult:feisty legal problems.
  • feist + -y1 1895–1900, American.
feisti•ly, adv. 
feisti•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feisty /ˈfaɪstɪ/ adj (feistier, feistiest) informal
  1. lively, resilient, and self-reliant
  2. US Canadian frisky
  3. US Canadian irritable
Etymology: 19th Century: from dialect feist, fist small dog; related to Old English fīsting breaking wind
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