[ adj ] characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness <adj.all> buoyant spiritshis quick wit and chirpy humor looking bright and well and chirpy a perky little widow in her 70s
Perky \Perk"y\, a. Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.
There amid perky larches and pines. --Tennyson.
He wants to get married to his girlfriend, a perky lawyer named Julie.
Company sales and profits soared; indeed, the perky European operations of GM and Ford helped soften the blow of weak performances at home.
No mere impression, mind you since this tale comes complete with a photo of The Jog itself: A perky Van, a few paces ahead, chats amicably to a gasping Mr. Bush (even his burly Secret Service agents seem ready to pack it in).
The rest of the cast, including Cynthia Gibb's pretty Louise and Peter Riegert's perky Herbie, are wiped out.
Her perky energy makes the guys happy.
The US recovery has helped offset the downturn in mainland Europe while other markets, such as eastern Germany and Brazil, have remained particularly perky.
There are different ways of peeling the same banana in the food retailing sector, as Iceland's perky trading record illustrates.
The shares slipped a half-penny lower to 517p in a perky telecoms sector.
The media sector as a whole is unlikely to prove as perky.