He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
Recent Examples on the WebUp the stark-white winding staircase lined with a perky pink runner from textile designer Christine Van Der Hurd, the second floor features a high-ceilinged living room and a library with floor-to-ceiling windows lined with planters.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 May 2024 McNelley and Klein worked together to create a perky uplifting sound, delivered on electric in the opening and on banjo later in the track.—Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Her hair is pulled up and back into a perky ponytail at the crown of her head, and right atop said ponytail is a pretty white bow with long ribbons trailing down to her shoulders.—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024 Even now, in this era of naked dresses (red carpets and runways full of small, perky boobs under totally sheer tops), if ever more than two inches of D-cup cleavage runneth over?—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2024 Oftentimes, that official is Smith, a warm, perky grandmother quick to laughter.—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 Formed at Columbia University in 2006, the band made perky, bleating indie rock about Cape Cod, mansard roofs, and Oxford commas.—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 The petals appeared perky and thriving, as did the man, Carlos Franqui, expertly twisting them into a colorful archway that crawled around the entrance.—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024 Shirreffs was a bit amazed, saying that in the post-race test barn, the other horses were clearly exhausted, but Zenyatta was perky, playful, with her head held high.—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
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