"feisty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfaɪsti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-feisty.wav 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, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{inh|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{der|en|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European 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), energický (Czech), rázný (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: 45 36 20 Disambiguation of 'tenacious': 93 5 2
  2. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage. 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 'belligerent': 8 89 3
  3. Easily offended and ready to bicker. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 16 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 17 15 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 14 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 1 3 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 13 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 12 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 17 27 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 14 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 13 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 10 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 16 22 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 10 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 18 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 27 57 Disambiguation of 'easily offended': 2 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: feistily, feistiness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
          "code": "cs",
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          "word": "svárlivý"
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          "word": "hašteřivý"
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          "word": "lichtgeraakt"
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          "word": "herkkänahkainen"
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          "word": "ფხუკიანი"
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          "roman": "č̣irveuli",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "ჭირვეული"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "empfindlich"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "reizbar"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
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          "word": "überlaunig"
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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
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          "_dis1": "2 5 93",
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          "sense": "easily offended",
          "word": "verletzlich"
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          "word": "επιθετικός"
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          "word": "sértődékeny"
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          "sense": "easily offended",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "houževnatý"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "tenacious",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "rázný"
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      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "kipakka"
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      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "tenace"
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      "roman": "šeuṗovari",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "შეუპოვარი"
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      "roman": "udreḳi",
      "sense": "tenacious",
      "word": "უდრეკი"
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      "sense": "tenacious",
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      "word": "მტკიცე"
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      "word": "გამძლე"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "zäh"
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      "code": "de",
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      "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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