perky
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
perky (comparative perkier, superlative perkiest)
- Lively.
- She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.
- Standing upright; firm.
- The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.
- perky breasts
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
lively
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standing upright; firm
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
perky (plural perkies)
- Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”)
Further reading[edit]
- “perky”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “perky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “perky”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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