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perky

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɝki/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English perk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English perky From perk + -y.

  1. Lively and often cheerful and enthusiastic.

    She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.

  2. Standing upright; firm.

    The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.

    perky breasts

  3. Early-ripening.

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”).