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# perky

adjective (perky, perkier, perkiest)

«perky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cheerful, lively and full of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#m1)
2. Standing up straight and bright: «perky ears». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#m2)

### In the lessons

An everyday word for happy, lively people, pets and moods. After a rest, someone feels perky again. Puppies with perky ears, perky birds hopping about. Phrase: «perk up» means to become more cheerful.

### Examples

- You look very perky this morning! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x1)
- The puppy had perky ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x2)
- A perky robin hopped across the lawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x3)
- After a nap Grandma felt perky again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x4)
- The flowers looked perky after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x5)
- She gave a perky little wave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: perkier, perkiest. Related: perk up (become more cheerful). Different from «perk» (a bonus or extra benefit of a job).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «perky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«perky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perky.html) on Mova free.