PERKY
What does "PERKY" mean?
Cheerful, lively, and full of brisk energy.
Meanings
- Briskly cheerful, lively, and self-confident in manner. The waiter greeted us with a perky good morning.
- Pleasantly firm and upturned in appearance. The puppy had two perky little ears.
Word origin
From the verb 'perk' (to raise briskly, as in 'perk up'), of Middle English origin and uncertain root, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
PERKY: when you PERK up, you go from droopy to bright-eyed.
A little poem
The morning had no reason to be bright-
she made it one, and somehow she was right.
couplet
Wordplay
- My coffee and my colleague have one thing in common before nine a.m.: only one of them is allowed to be that perky.
What it teaches
Cheerfulness on tap can be a kindness or a mask; the trick is meaning the brightness you offer.
Quick facts
What does PERKY mean?
Cheerful, lively, and full of brisk energy.
Is PERKY a valid word?
Yes — PERKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PERKY?
PERKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PERKY come from?
From the verb 'perk' (to raise briskly, as in 'perk up'), of Middle English origin and uncertain root, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can PERKY teach us?
Cheerfulness on tap can be a kindness or a mask; the trick is meaning the brightness you offer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.