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発音

• IPA: /ˈfaɪsti/
• 韻: -aɪsti

形容詞

feisty (comparative feistier or more feisty, superlative feistiest or most feisty)

1. Tenacious, energetic, spunky.

   spirited and feisty

   She gave a feisty response during the debate.

   The feisty puppy barked at everyone.

2. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

   small but feisty

   • 2013 July 10, Daniel Prendergast, “‘You don’t have the cojones’: 54-year-old woman fronts up to would-be muggers who pointed gun at her chest”, in New York Post‎, archived from the original on 2 August 2016:

     The feisty wife of a world-renowned Russian sculptor emasculated an armed thug outside her Soho home — saying he “didn’t have the cojones to shoot her,” police sources said yesterday.

3. Easily offended and ready to bicker.

   Synonym: testy

   a feisty attitude

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