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Etymology

Etymology tree English perky Middle English -ly English -ly English perkily From perky + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a perky manner.
   • By now even I am tiring of seeing Oprah's face as it is impossible to go anywhere on her site without encountering her perkily peeking out of a closet or spinning around in a sequinned dress. 2011 May 3, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian:
   • If you complain about an airline on social media, even if you don't directly @mention them, odds are fairly good you'll get a reply from a perkily beleaguered social media manager tasked with searching for mentions of the brand and proactively replying to complaints. 2018 September 10, Gretchen McCulloch, “Welcome to Voldemorting, the Ultimate SEO Dis”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2018:

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