perkier; perkiest
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He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
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The propulsive beat sounds instantly club bound (Mike Dean co-produced), and Scott sounds especially comfortable, rapping a perky, proficient verse.
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Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Engaging, delightfully lively with perky acidity and soft tannins.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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
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Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Engaging, delightfully lively with perky acidity and soft tannins.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perky. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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