feistily

feist·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahy-stee]
- /ˈfaɪ sti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahy-stee]
- /ˈfaɪ sti/

Definitions of feistily word

adjective feistily full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger. 1
adjective feistily ill-tempered; pugnacious. 1
adjective feistily troublesome; difficult: feisty legal problems. 1
noun feistily In a feisty manner. 1
adverb feistily in a feisty manner 0

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Origin of feistily

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Feistily

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Feistily

feistily popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for feistily

adverb feistily

sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
gamely — in a game or plucky manner: They struggled gamely.

All 2 Synonyms of feistily