feisty

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

agressiu

bel·ligerant

Sinònims

spunky

thin-skinned

touchy

plucky

huffy

irascible

militant

pugnacious

quarrelsome

short-tempered

warring

bad-tempered

antipeace

belligerent

brave

courageous

fussy

Traduccions

streitsüchtig

munter

combattivo

tosto

agressivo

agressif

tenace

strijdlustig

übellaunig

lebendig

lebhaft

kampflustig

επιθετικός

kriegsführend

am Krieg beteiligt

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfaɪsti/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: -

Heretat de anglès antic: -

In summary

1896, American, feist (“small, aggressive dog”) + -y; the term feist (now rare) itself originally meant “stink”, and earlier “fart”, from Middle English, from Old English, from Proto-Germanic, presumably from Proto-Indo-European – see feist for details.