perky• Then, once we got to McDougal Road, he was perky and wanted to talk.• Nothing in the script, or Auteuil's perky, craggy face can really tell us.• Steinhardt strayed from pitch in the perkyfinale of K. 160; cellist David Soyer nibbled at notes.• He gave the impression of a perky little high school speaking champ who had just won his first debate.• What happens is big, manlychordsnuzzled up to perky little hooks that can start the most disaffected wall-huggers dancing.• He sounded like a perky little old man.• He couldn't stand Margaret when she was in one of her perkymoods.• Ashworth is certainly out-going and in-thinking, a perkytelevisualsubject.• You're awfully perky this morning, Debbie.
Originperky
(1800-1900)perk“to behave confidently and cheerfully”; → PERK1