Definitions for feisty

feisty feist·y

Spelling: [fahy-stee]
IPA: /ˈfaɪ sti/

Feisty is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in feisty (efisty).

Definitions for feisty

adjective

  1. full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky:
  2. ill-tempered; pugnacious.
  3. troublesome; difficult:

Origin of feisty

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; feist + -y1

Examples for feisty

She has since become an accomplished and feisty human rights lawyer.

It was feisty and controversial—a Tea Party, of sorts, to the more establishment-minded Log Cabin Republicans.

(Netflix, June 13) Tarzan (1999) Relive your child with the timeless Tarzan and his feisty friend Jane.

The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.

Sitting at a cozy café in the center of Tel Aviv, Kallai looks nothing like the feisty woman he plays on screen.

On an impulse he stepped up to the small man who began a grin of recognition, a grin that transformed his feisty face.

I get sort of feisty and want to dav-il her by makin' you look pretty.

The feisty feminist in me has often warred with the longtime gamer in me.

At the hair salon, nerves are on edge, and the feisty sales girs are unsually silent.

The House caucus appears to be far more populist, feisty, and ready to push the debate on economic issues than it has in the past.

Word Value for feisty
Scrable

12

Words with friends

11

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