/
ˈfʌɪsti/
adj.
(feistier, feistiest)
spirited and exuberant.
Derivative
- feistily adv.
- feistiness n.
Etymology
C19: from earlier feist, fist ‘small dog’, from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from ME fist ‘break wind’; cf. fizzle.
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