"Feisty heroines" refers to strong and spirited female characters who are brave, determined, and confident in facing challenges and standing up for themselves. Full definition
«Portman will play feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is distracted from her quest to eradicate the zombie menace by the arrival of the arrogant Mr. Darcy.» (mutantreviewers.wordpress.com)
Even the movie's young star — the soon - to - be 19 Chloe Grace Moretz as feisty heroine Cassie Sullivan — is weighed down with stupidly juvenile dialogue. (torontosun.com)
At one stage she is very thin, yet she is not that different from those admired feisty heroines in the above films. (theguardian.com)