perkier; perkiest
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He hasn't been his perky self lately.
She drove around in a perky little car.
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Engaging, delightfully lively with perky acidity and soft tannins.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) Circa 2008, even Adams’s vamps were perky.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Director Stephen Herek’s perky tale sticks to the seasonal entertainment recipe but sprinkles in dashes of humor and draws out exuberant performances from everyone in the cast.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Emulating the leading ladies with perky pinky garb like Grande, who plays Glinda, and green-tinged skin like Erivo, who stars as Elphaba, are the more obvious options to dress for the occasion.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) Circa 2008, even Adams’s vamps were perky.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Director Stephen Herek’s perky tale sticks to the seasonal entertainment recipe but sprinkles in dashes of humor and draws out exuberant performances from everyone in the cast.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Emulating the leading ladies with perky pinky garb like Grande, who plays Glinda, and green-tinged skin like Erivo, who stars as Elphaba, are the more obvious options to dress for the occasion.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perky. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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