Feisty vs. Fiery — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Feisty and Fiery
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Feisty
Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky
"Feisty, smart, and courageous child protagonists ... populate [her] fictional world" (Carolyn L. Shute). See Note at andiron.
Fiery
Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly
A fiery pepper sauce
The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills
Feisty
Quarrelsome or aggressive
"A bunch of guys got tipsy ... One of them got feisty and starting swinging punches at the others" (Didi Emmons).
Fiery
Consisting of or containing fire.
Feisty
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
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Fiery
Burning or glowing.
Feisty
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
Fiery
Using or effected with fire.
Feisty
Easily offended and ready to bicker.
Fiery
Easily ignited; flammable.
Feisty
Showing courage;
The champion is faced with a feisty challenger
Fiery
Having the color of fire; brightly red
Fiery hair.
A fiery sunset.
Feisty
Irritable and looking for trouble;
Too touchy to make judicious decisions
Fiery
Torridly hot.
Fiery
Feverishly hot and flushed
Fiery cheeks.
Fiery
Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition
A fiery boil.
Fiery
Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous
A fiery temper.
Fiery
Charged with emotion; spirited
A fiery denunciation.
Fiery
Of or relating to fire.
Fiery
Burning or glowing.
Fiery
Inflammable or easily ignited.
Fiery
Having the colour of fire.
Fiery
Hot or inflamed.
Fiery
Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
A fiery temper
Fiery
Spirited or filled with emotion.
Fiery
Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
And fiery billows roll below.
Fiery
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
The fiery spirit of his forefathers.
Fiery
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the fiery quality of the duke.
Fiery
Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
One curbed the fiery steed.
Fiery
Heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.
The sword which is made fiery.
Fiery
Characterized by intense emotion;
Ardent love
An ardent lover
A burning enthusiasm
A fervent desire to change society
A fervent admirer
Fiery oratory
An impassioned appeal
A torrid love affair
Fiery
Like or suggestive of fire;
The burning sand
A fiery desert wind
An igneous desert atmosphere
Fiery
Very intense;
A fiery temper
Flaming passions
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