perky
There was a spaniel sitting perkily on the front passenger seat.
The ship in Galway harbour bobbed perkily on a sparkly sea.
When questioned by reporters, Mr Stewart perkily replied: "What divorce?"
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Energetic and lively
ablaze
alive
astir
barnstorming
be alive and well/kickingidiom
be as fresh as a daisyidiom
be full of beansidiom
boisterous
crackling
freshness
friskily
frisky
frolic
frolicsome
fury
refreshed
refreshingly
rejuvenate
rejuvenation
rumbustious
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Feeling pleasure and happiness
Examples of perkily
perkily
We watched him walk
perkily along the sidewalk.
From Project Gutenberg
And the black rat and his mate, lively as ever,
perkily watched them from the rafters.
From Project Gutenberg
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