perkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːki/, U.S.

/ˈpərki/

Forms: 1600s parkey, 1600s 1800s– perky; English regional 1600s–1700s pirky (midlands), 1800s pearky (northern).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perk v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < perk v.² + -y suffix¹.With sense 2 compare earlier perk adj., perking adj., and slightly later perked adj.¹

1. Of wheat: early or forward in growth. Now rare (English regional (midlands)).

ΚΠ

c1644 R. Herrick Oberon's Feast in T. Cain & R. Connolly Compl. Poetry R. Herrick (2013) II. 86 They set on bread, A yellow corne of Perky [1657 Parkey] wheate With some small sandy greetes to eate.

1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 2 Pirky Wheat is the most convenient for our chiltern Lands.

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 425 Pirky wheat 32s. a quarter.

1948 M. Carbery & E. Grey Herts. Heritage 120 Perky, forward, early (of wheat, etc.).

2. Lively, cheerful, jaunty; attractive, neat; (also) conceited, cocky.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

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chesty1900

1820 J. H. Reynolds Fancy 63 I held my head a little perky, And cultivated an immortal look.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud x. i, in Maud & Other Poems 36 Seeing his gewgaw castle shine,..There amid perky larches and pine.

1887 A. Jessopp Trials Country Parson (1890) 22 They give utterance to perky platitudes about the clergy.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 149/1 It is full of..perky playfulness, and that peculiar kind of humour which we associate with savants and learned professors.

1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 113/3 How to keep your hair perky all week long between shampoos?

1993 Byte Mar. 52/2 The software I ran was a beta release, but it had few bugs and the performance was perky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perky
释义	perkyadj. Brit. /ˈpəːki/, U.S. /ˈpərki/ Forms: 1600s parkey, 1600s 1800s– perky; English regional 1600s–1700s pirky (midlands), 1800s pearky (northern). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perk v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < perk v.² + -y suffix¹.With sense 2 compare earlier perk adj., perking adj., and slightly later perked adj.¹ 1. Of wheat: early or forward in growth. Now rare (English regional (midlands)). ΚΠ c1644 R. Herrick Oberon's Feast in T. Cain & R. Connolly Compl. Poetry R. Herrick (2013) II. 86 They set on bread, A yellow corne of Perky [1657 Parkey] wheate With some small sandy greetes to eate. 1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 2 Pirky Wheat is the most convenient for our chiltern Lands. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 425 Pirky wheat 32s. a quarter. 1948 M. Carbery & E. Grey Herts. Heritage 120 Perky, forward, early (of wheat, etc.). 2. Lively, cheerful, jaunty; attractive, neat; (also) conceited, cocky. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 1820 J. H. Reynolds Fancy 63 I held my head a little perky, And cultivated an immortal look. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud x. i, in Maud & Other Poems 36 Seeing his gewgaw castle shine,..There amid perky larches and pine. 1887 A. Jessopp Trials Country Parson (1890) 22 They give utterance to perky platitudes about the clergy. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 149/1 It is full of..perky playfulness, and that peculiar kind of humour which we associate with savants and learned professors. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 113/3 How to keep your hair perky all week long between shampoos? 1993 Byte Mar. 52/2 The software I ran was a beta release, but it had few bugs and the performance was perky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1644
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