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PERKY (perkier, perkiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: perkier , perkiest
, perkiest Dictionary entry overview: What does perky mean?
• PERKY (adjective)
The adjective PERKY has 1 sense:
1. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Familiarity information: PERKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: perkier
Superlative: perkiest
Superlative: perkiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Synonyms:
Context example:
a perky little widow in her 70s
Similar:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
Derivation:
perkiness (cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface)
Context examples
You will be glad that Mercury is now perky again, for last month, you may have dealt with delays, computer problems, missing information, miscommunications, and indecisive VIPs.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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