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perky en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɝki/ (US)

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.

Meanings

  1. Lively and often cheerful and enthusiastic.
    • She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.
  2. Standing upright; firm.
    • perky breasts
    • The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.
  3. (obsolete, of wheat) Early-ripening.

Forms

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perkier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
perkiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

perkiness · parky · perkyish · unperky · perkily

Relateds

perk · perk up

Translations (48)

es animado (lively) · nb strunk (standing upright; firm) · de enthusiastisch (lively) · fi pirteä (lively) · nl enthousiast (lively) · sv käck (lively) · sv fast (standing upright; firm) · mi manamanahau (lively) · fi virkeä (lively) · fi terhakka (standing upright; firm) · nl levendig (lively) · nl kaarsrecht (standing upright; firm) · es respingón (standing upright; firm) · fr dressé (standing upright; firm) · de keck (lively) · sv ärtig (lively) · es paradito (standing upright; firm) · et ülemeelik (lively) · fi pirtsakka (lively) · mi manahau (lively) · af lewendig (lively) · gl animada (lively) · sv morsk (lively) · gl animado (lively) · de fest (standing upright; firm) · ru торчащий (standing upright; firm) · de lebendig (lively) · fr gai (lively) · fr ferme (standing upright; firm) · nl stevig (standing upright; firm) · es turgente (standing upright; firm) · es vivaz (lively) · cs čiperný (lively) · de selbstbewusst (standing upright; firm) · nb rank (standing upright; firm) · bg закачлив, игрив (lively) · de munter (lively) · et krapsakas (lively) · fr enthousiaste (lively) · de aufrecht (standing upright; firm) · fi pysty (standing upright; firm) · nb livlig (lively) · sv pigg (standing upright; firm) · ru бо́йкий (lively) · fr vif (lively) · es alegre (lively) · fi terhakka (lively) · es firme (standing upright; firm)

perky en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”).
    alt of percy

Forms

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perkies Number=Plur lexicographic