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feistiness

feistiness noun: the state or quality of being feisty.

Noun

feistiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being feisty.
    • They didn't think she had the feistiness the part required.2006, Michael G. Fitzgerald, Boyd Magers, Ladies of the Western
    • The feistiness off the pitch translated on to it too - referee Kateryna Monzul awarded two early yellow cards for innocuous fouls by England, and the crowd were frustrated for much of the first half when decisions didn't go their way.2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Origin of feistiness

From feisty + -ness.

Questions about feistiness

What does feistiness mean?
Feistiness means the state or quality of being feisty.
What part of speech is feistiness?
Feistiness is a noun.

Words near feistiness in the dictionary

  1. Feistel network
  2. Feistel networks
  3. feistier
  4. feistiest
  5. feistily
  6. feistiness
  7. feists
  8. feisty
  9. Feit
  10. Feit-Thompson theorem
  11. feith

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