Definitions
quick to take offense
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“spirited and feisty”
“She gave a feisty response during the debate.”
“The feisty puppy barked at everyone.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Spirited and scrappy”6 letters
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