feisty: Meaning and Definition of

feist•y

Pronunciation: (fī'stē), [key]
— 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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