feisty

Etymology
1896, American, ; the term (now rare) itself originally meant “stink”, and earlier “fart”, from, from , from , presumably from  – see  for details.

Adjective

 * 1) Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
 * 2) Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
 * 3) Easily offended and ready to bicker.
 * 1) Easily offended and ready to bicker.
 * 1) Easily offended and ready to bicker.

Translations

 * Czech: houževnatý
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ärhäkkä,
 * French:
 * Georgian: შეუპოვარი, უდრეკი, ჯიუტი, მტკიცე, გამძლე
 * German:, , , , , , , , ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: у́порен, на́метлив
 * Maori: hōriri, whitawhita
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bikol Central:
 * Czech:, , , kurážný,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ärhäkkä
 * French:
 * Georgian: ფიცხი
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakatuma
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: ซ่า


 * Czech: svárlivý,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: herkkänahkainen, ärhäkkä
 * Georgian: ფხუკიანი, ჭირვეული
 * German:, , überlaunig, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese: