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[ pur-kee ] / ˈpɜr ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, perk·i·er, perk·i·est.jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert. Origin of perkyFirst recorded in 1850–55; perk1 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM perkyperk·i·ly, adverbperk·i·ness, nounWords nearby perkyPerkin, Perkins, Perkins, Frances, Perkin's mauve, perk up, perky, Perl, perle, Perlea, perlèche, perlemoen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perkyShe was a perky redhead of about 30 with lively blue eyes, a petite figure, and lots of nerve. Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST And beware the perky morning anchors with their inane questions (Aretha Franklin). Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Swift hopes that playing the victim, the perky sponge of “hate,” sells. Why We Should Hate 'Haters Gonna Hate'|Tim Teeman|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Feminist pioneer Marlo Thomas, who played the perky and prototypical good girl Ann Marie on That Girl, wants you to be yourself. Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They aren't young, perky, perfect, faithful or especially apologetic about it. The Many Faces of Toni Collette|Rebecca Dana|March 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Don't you get too perky, young feller, or I'll hang your shirt on the fence before the day's done. Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor Warships, big and little, were there in squadrons; but gaunt super-Dreadnought and perky destroyer alike was aggressively British. The Day of Wrath|Louis Tracy The perky little launch shoved up close to the side of the tall steamer. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie|Alice B. Emerson Then the fair, perky boy who made good clothes look cheap also came up. The Story of Louie|Oliver Onions Well, Steve and Andy was perky as blackbirds in a strawyard that spring. The Heart of Canyon Pass|Thomas K. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for perky
adjective perkier or perkiestjaunty; lively confident; spirited Derived forms of perkyperkily, adverbperkiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perkybubbly, sunny, bouncy, cheerful, bright, lively, cheery, jaunty, active, alert, aware, brisk, buoyant, gay, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed |