feistily

English

Etymology

From feisty +‎ -ly.

Adverb

feistily (comparative more feistily, superlative most feistily)

1. In a feisty manner
   • 1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     She pictured the runty Marine general--a veteran of the Nicaraguan campaigns--standing feistily between opposing texts.