feisty
/ˈfaɪstɪ/adjective
1feistier, feistiest
informal having or showing exuberance and strong determination〈非正式〉活跃果敢的, 生气勃勃的：Hollywood doesn't have a lot of good feisty roles for girls my age.
好莱坞没多少适合我这个年龄的女孩子扮演的生气勃勃的好角色。
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- touchy and aggressive暴躁的; 易怒的; 好斗的：
he got a bit feisty by trying to hit me back.
他因为要对我进行还击而变得有些好斗。
派生词
feistily
adverbfeistiness
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from earlier feist, fist 'small dog', from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from Middle English fist 'break wind', of West Germanic origin. Compare with FIZZLE.