perky

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It's hard to resist the adorable animal appliqués, like the perky, acorn-grasping squirrel or the plaid Swedish Dala horse.

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  1. adjective Having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful.
  2. adjective Jaunty; sprightly.

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  • She was slightly built and perky, and her hair bou n ced as she wrote, and it was clear that she used her diminutive appearance to put her interview subjects off their guard, but that this group had been treated to that trick once too often. —  Isaac Asimov - Murder at the ABA
  • Brittney can do any mood she likes, but perky is her favorite. —  AnalogSFF,June2007
  • She was slightly built and perky, and her hair bounced as she wrote, and it was clear that she used her diminutive appearance to put her interview subjects off their guard, but that this group had been treated to that trick once too often. —  FAULT LINE
  • Its performance is perky, and it feels more like an agile sport sedan than the others. —  The Car Connection
  • "Professionally perky, easygoing, slightly gushy and, in a disarming way, winsome." —  pretty in the city
 

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/ˈpərki/
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