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BNC: 21859 COCA: 18469

perky

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perky /ˈpɚki/ adjective
perkier; perkiest
perky
/ˈpɚki/
adjective
perkier; perkiest
Learner's definition of PERKY
[also more perky; most perky] informal
: lively in manner or appearance活跃的;生龙活虎的

— perkiness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 21859 COCA: 18469
perkier; perkiest
1
: briskly self-assured : cocky
2
: jaunty
a perky … waltz New Yorker
perkily adverb
perkiness noun

Example Sentences

He hasn't been his perky self lately. She drove around in a perky little car.
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Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of perky was in 1820
BNC: 21859 COCA: 18469

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