Perkiness
[pur-kee] /ˈpɜr ki/
adjective, perkier, perkiest.
1.
jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
/ˈpɜːkɪ/
adjective perkier, perkiest
1.
jaunty; lively
2.
confident; spirited
adj.
1820, from perk (v.) + -y (2). Of young women’s breasts since at least 1937. Related: Perkily; perkiness.
adjective
Energetic and jaunty; lively; chipper (1855+)
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