Another word for feisty

I don't want to lose this feisty little jewel.

Sarah growled and jerked her face away.  Standish laughed, Still as feisty as ever.

"No, I'm pretty sure they're all feisty," Darian said.

The woman is a feisty one but her daughter is such a beauty I'm obliged to keep mommy alive for at least a short time until we are locked in the privacy of my refuge.

I am the proud mom of a feisty two year old little girl, and I balance my time between her and my private practice in Westchester County, NY.