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December 27, 2024

Word of the Day: Feisty

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Word of the Day
: December 27, 2024

\FYE-stee\ adjective

What It Means

Feisty describes someone who has or shows a lively aggressiveness especially in being unafraid to fight or argue. In some regions of the US, feisty may also be used as a synonym of fidgety, quarrelsome, or frisky.

// Even her opponents admire her feisty spirit.

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