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- [pur-kee]
- /ˈpɜr ki/
- /ˈpɜː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-kee]
- /ˈpɜr ki/
Definitions of perky word
- adjective perky jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert. 1
- adjective perky person: lively 1
- adjective perky If someone is perky, they are cheerful and lively. 0
- adjective perky jaunty; lively 0
- adjective perky confident; spirited 0
- adjective perky self-confident; aggressive 0
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Origin of perky
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; perk1 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Perky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perky
adj perky
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- booner — a young working-class person from Canberra
- bubbly — Someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
adjective perky
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- chipper — Chipper means cheerful and lively.
- cute — Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive.
- fairylike — Resembling a fairy or some aspect of one.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
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