perkier; perkiest
1
: briskly self-assured : cocky
2
: jaunty
a perky … waltzNew Yorker
perkily adverb
perkiness noun

Examples of perky in a Sentence

He hasn't been his perky self lately. She drove around in a perky little car.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) Circa 2008, even Adams’s vamps were perky. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Director Stephen Herek’s perky tale sticks to the seasonal entertainment recipe but sprinkles in dashes of humor and draws out exuberant performances from everyone in the cast. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024 Emulating the leading ladies with perky pinky garb like Grande, who plays Glinda, and green-tinged skin like Erivo, who stars as Elphaba, are the more obvious options to dress for the occasion. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024 Toothless the dragon’s scales are shined, his wings are perky, and his eyes are big and green and expressive. Michael Savio, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for perky 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of perky was in 1820

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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perky. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

perky

adjective
perkier; perkiest
: being lively and cheerful
perkiness noun

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