"feisty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪsti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feisty.wav [Southern-England] Forms: feistier [comparative], more feisty [comparative], feistiest [superlative], most feisty [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪsti Etymology: 1896, American, feist (“small, aggressive dog”) + -y; the term feist (now rare) itself originally meant “stink”, and earlier “fart”, from Middle English, from Old English, from Proto-Germanic, presumably from Proto-Indo-European – see feist for details. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feist|y|t1=small, aggressive dog}} feist (“small, aggressive dog”) + -y, {{m|en|feist}} feist, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{inh|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|en|feist}} feist Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} feisty (comparative feistier or more feisty, superlative feistiest or most feisty)
  1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (tenacious): houževnatý (Czech), hardnekkig (Dutch), ärhäkkä (Finnish), kipakka (Finnish), tenace (French), შეუპოვარი (šeuṗovari) (Georgian), უდრეკი (udreḳi) (Georgian), ჯიუტი (ǯiuṭi) (Georgian), მტკიცე (mṭḳice) (Georgian), გამძლე (gamʒle) (Georgian), zäh (German), hartnäckig (German), lebhaft (German), temperamentvoll (German), munter (German), quirlig (German), beherzt (German), lebendig (German), mutig (German), resolut (German), δυναμικός (dynamikós) (Greek), ενεργητικός (energitikós) (Greek), επίμονος (epímonos) (Greek), heves (Hungarian), tüzes (Hungarian), eleven (Hungarian), élénk (Hungarian), energikus (Hungarian), tenace (Italian), tosto (Italian), у́порен (úporen) (Macedonian), на́метлив (námetliv) (Macedonian), hōriri (Maori), whitawhita (Maori), tenaz (Portuguese), obstinado (Portuguese), perseverante (Portuguese), tenace (Romanian), напо́ристый (napóristyj) (Russian), tenaz (Spanish), ettrig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-feisty-en-adj-bosKH3bR Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 19 Disambiguation of 'tenacious': 93 5 2
  2. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (belligerent): uragon (Bikol Central), útočný (Czech), agresivní (Czech), bojovný (Czech), kurážný (Czech), smělý (Czech), strijdlustig (Dutch), strijdbaar (Dutch), vechtlustig (Dutch), ärhäkkä (Finnish), agressif (French), ფიცხი (picxi) (Georgian), streitsüchtig (German), kampflustig (German), streitbar (German), übellaunig (German), angriffslustig (German), resolut (German), μαχητικός (machitikós) (Greek), harcias (Hungarian), combattivo (Italian), whakatuma (Maori), invocado (Portuguese), brigão (Portuguese), briguento (Portuguese), вздо́рный (vzdórnyj) (Russian), agresivo (Spanish), stridslysten (Swedish), stridbar (Swedish), ซ่า (sâa) [colloquial] (Thai)
    Sense id: en-feisty-en-adj-utOM0myC Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 58 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 12 64 23 Disambiguation of 'belligerent': 9 89 3
  3. Easily offended and ready to bicker. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (easily offended): svárlivý (Czech), hašteřivý (Czech), lichtgeraakt (Dutch), herkkänahkainen (Finnish), ärhäkkä (Finnish), ფხუკიანი (pxuḳiani) (Georgian), ჭირვეული (č̣irveuli) (Georgian), empfindlich (German), reizbar (German), überlaunig (German), streitsüchtig (German), verletzlich (German), επιθετικός (epithetikós) (Greek), εριστικός (eristikós) (Greek), sértődékeny (Hungarian), melindroso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-feisty-en-adj-D0x1CAG5 Disambiguation of Personality: 44 36 19 Disambiguation of 'easily offended': 2 11 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: feistily, feistiness

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          "word": "напо́ристый"
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          "_dis1": "9 89 3",
          "code": "bcl",
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          "word": "uragon"
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          "word": "bojovný"
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          "word": "kurážný"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "word": "angriffslustig"
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          "word": "resolut"
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        {
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          "sense": "belligerent",
          "word": "harcias"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "belligerent",
          "word": "combattivo"
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        {
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "belligerent",
          "word": "whakatuma"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "belligerent",
          "word": "invocado"
        },
        {
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          "word": "brigão"
        },
        {
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          "word": "briguento"
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          "_dis1": "9 89 3",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "vzdórnyj",
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        {
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "belligerent",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 89 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sâa",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "svárlivý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "word": "hašteřivý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "lichtgeraakt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "herkkänahkainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "ärhäkkä"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "pxuḳiani",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "ფხუკიანი"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "č̣irveuli",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "ჭირვეული"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "empfindlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "reizbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "überlaunig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "streitsüchtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "verletzlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epithetikós",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "επιθετικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eristikós",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "εριστικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "sértődékeny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 86",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "melindroso"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈfaɪsti/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪsti"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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}
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms suffixed with -y",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪsti",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪsti/2 syllables",
    "en:Personality"
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      "word": "feistily"
    },
    {
      "word": "feistiness"
    }
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        "2": "feist"
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "more feisty",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "feistiest",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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        "superlative"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "Tenacious, energetic, spunky."
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        [
          "Tenacious",
          "tenacious"
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          "energetic"
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      "glosses": [
        "Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage."
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          "Belligerent",
          "belligerent"
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          "stand",
          "stand"
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          "fight",
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          "disadvantage",
          "disadvantage"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Easily offended and ready to bicker."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offend",
          "offend"
        ],
        [
          "bicker",
          "bicker"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaɪsti/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪsti"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feisty.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "houževnatý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "hardnekkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "ärhäkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "kipakka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeuṗovari",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "შეუპოვარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "udreḳi",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "უდრეკი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ǯiuṭi",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "ჯიუტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mṭḳice",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "მტკიცე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamʒle",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "გამძლე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "zäh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "hartnäckig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "lebhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "temperamentvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "munter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "quirlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "beherzt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "lebendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "mutig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "resolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dynamikós",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "δυναμικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "energitikós",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "ενεργητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epímonos",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "επίμονος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "heves"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tüzes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "eleven"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "élénk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "energikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenace"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tosto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "úporen",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "у́порен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "námetliv",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "на́метлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "hōriri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "whitawhita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "obstinado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "perseverante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napóristyj",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "напо́ристый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "ettrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "uragon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "útočný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "agresivní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "bojovný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "kurážný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "smělý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "strijdlustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "strijdbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "vechtlustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "ärhäkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "agressif"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "picxi",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "ფიცხი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "streitsüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "kampflustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "streitbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "übellaunig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "angriffslustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "resolut"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "machitikós",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "μαχητικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "harcias"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "combattivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "whakatuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "invocado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "brigão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "briguento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdórnyj",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "вздо́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "agresivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "stridslysten"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "word": "stridbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sâa",
      "sense": "belligerent",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ซ่า"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "svárlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "hašteřivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "lichtgeraakt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "herkkänahkainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "ärhäkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "pxuḳiani",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "ფხუკიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "č̣irveuli",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "ჭირვეული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "empfindlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "reizbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "überlaunig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "streitsüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "verletzlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epithetikós",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "επιθετικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "eristikós",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "εριστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "sértődékeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "easily offended",
      "word": "melindroso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "feisty"
}

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