perky

English

Etymology 1

From perk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝki/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki
Homophone: percy

Adjective

perky (comparative perkier, superlative perkiest)

Lively.
She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.
Standing upright; firm.
The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.

perky breasts

Derived terms

Translations

lively

Afrikaans: lewendig
Bulgarian: закачлив, игрив (zakačliv, igriv)
Czech: čiperný
Dutch: levendig (nl), enthousiast (nl)
Estonian: krapsakas, ülemeelik
Finnish: pirteä (fi), pirtsakka (fi), virkeä (fi), terhakka (fi)
French: gai (fr), enthousiaste (fr), vif (fr)
Galician: animado (gl) m, animada f
German: enthusiastisch (de), munter (de), keck (de), lebendig (de)
Maori: manahau, manamanahau
Norwegian:
Bokmål: livlig
Russian: бо́йкий (ru) (bójkij)
Spanish: vivaz (es)
Swedish: ärtig (sv), käck (sv), morsk (sv)

standing upright; firm

Dutch: stevig (nl), kaarsrecht (nl)
Finnish: terhakka (fi), pysty (fi)
French: ferme (fr), dressé (fr)
German: aufrecht (de), fest (de), selbstbewusst (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rank (no), strunk
Russian: торчащий (ru) (torčaščij)
Swedish: pigg (sv), fast (sv)

See also

perk
perk up

Noun

perky (plural perkies)

Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”)

Further reading

“perky”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“perky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“perky”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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