perky
adjective
jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
perkiest
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superlativeof perky.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“I’m so depressed I act like it’s my birthday every day,” she crows in her perkiest voice, explaining why in the next line: “I’m so obsessed with him but he avoids me like a plague.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The perkiest - by far - turned out to be the 90-year-old election guru so they did the obvious thing and popped him on set.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
The composite purchasing managers’ index, a measure of business activity in which a reading above 50 indicates growth, stood at 59.5 in July, the perkiest since records began in 1998.
From Economist ● Aug. 8, 2013
Michelle Delamor: And speaking of perky, here comes the perkiest of them all.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2010
And once everyone was milling around and chatting, Roz began speaking in her perkiest voice.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
