feistily en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English feisty Middle English -ly English -ly English feistily From feisty + -ly.
Meanings
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In a feisty manner.
She pictured the runty Marine general--a veteran of the Nicaraguan campaigns--standing feistily between opposing texts.
1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most feistily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more feistily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |