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单词 perkily
释义

perky

adjective

ˈpər-kē How to pronounce perky (audio)
perkier; perkiest
1
: briskly self-assured : cocky
2
: jaunty
a perky … waltz New Yorker
perkily
ˈpər-kə-lē How to pronounce perky (audio)
adverb
perkiness
ˈpər-kē-nəs How to pronounce perky (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • active
  • airy
  • animate
  • animated
  • bouncing
  • brisk
  • energetic
  • frisky
  • gay
  • jaunty
  • jazzy
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • mettlesome
  • peppy
  • pert
  • pizzazzy
  • pizazzy
  • racy
  • snappy
  • spanking
  • sparky
  • spirited
  • sprightly
  • springy
  • vital
  • vivacious
  • zippy
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Example Sentences

He hasn't been his perky self lately. She drove around in a perky little car.
Recent Examples on the Web But there’s nothing complex or subversive behind that façade of perky housewives and roosts ruled by men. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 The years in between saw McCurdy perform a high-wire act of people-pleasing and silent suffering, while projecting a perky demeanor for the world. Ashley Spencer, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 The film followed a perky sorority sister attempting to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a law degree from Harvard University while remaining relentlessly upbeat. Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 And these features are shared by most of the country's virtual influencers; Lucy has perfect skin, long glossy hair, a slender jaw and a perky nose. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 30 July 2022 Pit removal is the dark side of the peach, a fruit otherwise synonymous with all things bright and perky. Ella Quittner, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2022 The wine is light with perky acidity and rolling, suave tannins. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Blair’s older sisters got cute, perky names: Mimi, Katie and Lizzie. Jennifer Larue, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 There are little blurred blobs in place of her undoubtedly perky boobs. Sanjena Sathian, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

perky

adjective

ˈpər-kē How to pronounce perky (audio)
perkier; perkiest
: being lively and cheerful

perkily

adverb

as in lively
in a quick and spirited manner perkily took over the kitchen and whipped up a meal for her ailing aunt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lively
  • playfully
  • pertly
  • buoyantly
  • vivaciously
  • airily
  • bouncily
  • animatedly
  • spiritedly
  • energetically
  • animately
  • sprightly
  • trippingly
  • gayly
  • gaily
  • sparkily
  • snappily
  • friskily
  • jauntily
  • briskly
  • effervescently
  • crisply
  • breezily
  • racily
  • allegro
  • livelily
  • high-spiritedly
  • sportively
  • cockily
  • agilely
  • skittishly
  • jazzily
  • spryly
  • dashingly
  • springily
  • dapperly
  • nimbly
  • gamesomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sluggishly
  • dully
  • lazily
  • lethargically
  • indolently
  • wearily
  • halfheartedly
  • tardily
  • idly
  • tiredly
  • listlessly
  • heavily
  • slothfully
  • inanimately
  • inactively
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