feistily

feistily
feisty ADJECTIVE (feistier, feistiest) informal 1) spirited and exuberant. 2) touchy and aggressive.
DERIVATIVES feistily adverb feistiness noun.
ORIGIN from obsolete feist «small dog», from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from fist «break wind».

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