Mandy Rose

I'm the youngest of four kids, with three crazy older brothers. Don't let this hair and face fool you - my brothers helped mold me into the feisty, tough woman I am today. I don't stoop down to anyone. I was raised playing football and being the punching bag for my brothers. I guess you could say that is the root of my aggression and athleticism.

American Wrestler

Nate Robinson

When I was younger, I was a bit of a feisty fighter type of guy. That's something my father told me as I was becoming a man: 'You don't go picking fights, but you don't run from any of them.' And I was more afraid of my father than anybody else I had to fight.

American Athlete

Julie Burchill

One of the few ways in which I feel I've actually matured is that as I've grown older I do find the concept of 'men' mystifying, whereas when I was a feisty young thing I was forever saying 'The most fun part of being a feminist is frightening men!

British Journalist

Rebecca Ferguson

I think being a mum gives you extra qualities. I'm more feisty, fiercely protective and less selfish. The main trait I want to instill in my kids is kindness. I think it's the most important thing. If you're kind, you'll go a long way.

British Musician

Louise Brown

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too.

English Celebrity

Yolanda Hadid

I am certainly not drama-free in my life, and I used to be a lot more feisty, but I have arrived at a place where I really try to not sweat the small stuff anymore.

American Model

Bettany Hughes

At the birth of society and civilisation I find a religious landscape littered with feisty female deities who make wisdom their business.

Olga Kurylenko

To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness.

French Actress

Grigor Dimitrov

I've always been a fighter. I can get pretty feisty sometimes.

Bulgarian Athlete

John Newcombe

Australian Athlete

Feisty generally implies admiration for someone's spirited nature, especially in challenging situations.

Positive Connotation

Feisty can suggest a refusal to give up or be intimidated, often in a competitive context.

Subtle Resistance

Feisty is often used to describe someone small or underestimated who is surprisingly defiant or bold.

Small but Mighty

When feisty means irritable, it often carries a slight note of disapproval or annoyance.

Mild Disapproval

Feisty is commonly used to refer to small animals that are aggressive or assertive.

Challenging Pet

Feisty may be used to describe elderly individuals in a way that highlights their youthful energy.

Youthful Vibe

Describing someone as feisty can be a compliment on their zest and enthusiasm for life.

Complimenting Energy

Feisty can express surprise at someone's lively character, which isn't immediately obvious.

Unexpected Spark

 So, if you look at the two of them together, this little chap has more of a continuous stripe going along this way, whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already.

Handraising Twin Tiger...

 to go to university was a bright day brimming with hope and optimism. I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high, and I gleefully entered the student life of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive, and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona

The voices in my head PIPE...

 good cause this is the front line of saving species from extinction because without places like this and people like gregory these beautiful creatures will disappear forever you don't like this much do you you poor old thing but it has to be done while i'm here with these feisty cubs in

New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...

 calling this one spot for the time being and this one strike and he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother he is going to be a challenge i can see it already see what i mean about being strobby aren't you yeah that's good you've got spirit

Adorable Tiger Cub...

 It tends to be why you see more white rhinos in safari parks much less likely to charge at cars. The white rhino and the great one horned rhino are a lot more kind of laidback placid species, whereas the black rhino is really feisty, you know, charge a lot more.

Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...

 strap penguins are pretty feisty i've filmed with other penguin species before but chin chinstrap penguins are just a force to be reckoned with so the first rule is is don't get too close be respectful we were always on the edge of the colonies

The Dirty Side Of...

 wise and that helps us become whole brings wisdom and authenticity it helps us become what we might have been women start off whole don't we I mean as girls we're feisty yahoo says we have agency we are the subjects of our own lives but

Life's third act - Jane...

 up to the point where the lizard can actually shoot blood out of a tie with a precision aim of a sharpshooter and yes it's nothing more than plain old blood the coyote wisely retreats to find a less feisty meal game set match victory

Blood Squirting Lizard PIPE...

 they're feisty sister kittens like these depend on their mother until they're nearly two years old if 61 will devote most of her life to nurturing and providing for her offspring and that isn't easy in order

Feisty

Being lively, determined, and courageous.

Irritable or difficult to handle.

Often appears as...

Full of animation or energy.

Often appears as...

Positive Connotation

Subtle Resistance

Small but Mighty

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