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☆ feisty (fīs′tē)

adjective feistier feist′i·er, feistiest feist′i·est

Informal, Dialectal full of spirit; specif.,
  1. quarrelsome, aggressive, belligerent, etc.
  2. lively, energetic, spunky, etc.

Etymology: feist + -y

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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