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Examples of perky in a Sentence
He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
Recent Examples of perky from the Web
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So expect a perky show when the two famous siblings team up for a joint concert at Pechanga Friday.
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If the Escape is the small and perky littlest sibling in this quintet (a sixth SUV, the subcompact EcoSport, has yet to go on sale) and the Explorer and the Expedition are the prime movers, then the Edge falls in between as a blend of both.
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The lead single from Poison’d is a note-for-note romp through The Romantics’ 1980 pop-rock hit, down to the harmonica solo and perky handclaps.
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Perky peacock: $44.99 on Amazon Summer is not the time to be subtle.
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Perky peacock: $44.99 on Amazon Summer is not the time to be subtle.
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For its part, baseball, poor thing, tries desperately to be perkier, more relevant and something the kids want to play.
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The song is piloted by soft organ chords, a perky bassline and bubbly plucks, all of which clasp to his mysterious tone.
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The tours are conducted by very perky Mormon missionaries, but no one will try to convert you.
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First Known Use of perky
1820
perky Synonyms
Synonyms
active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, mettlesome, peppy, lively, pert, pizzazzy (or pizazzy), racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippyAntonyms
dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapidRelated Words
dapper, dashing, spiffy; agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake; agile, nimble, spry; bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, chirrupy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat; eager, enthusiastic, keen; frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful; boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited; high-strung, nervous, skittishNear Antonyms
indolent, lazy, unambitious; inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; boring, dull, irksome, tediousPERKY Defined for English Language Learners
perky
play
adjective
Definition of perky for English Language Learners
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: lively in manner or appearance
PERKY Defined for Kids
perky
play
adjective
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ˈpər-kē
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Definition of perky for Students
perkier;
perkiest
:being lively and cheerful
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