perky

English

Etymology 1

From perk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝki/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki
• Homophone: percy

Adjective

perky (comparative perkier, superlative perkiest)

1. Lively.

   She answered with a perky smile and bounced off.

2. Standing upright; firm.

   The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.

   perky breasts

Derived terms

• parky
• perkily
• perkiness

 

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

Etymology 2

Noun

perky (plural perkies)

1. 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.