Definition of Perked up

1. Adjective. Made or become more cheerful or lively. "His attention made her feel all perked up"

Similar to: Enlivened

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perked Up

perjorative
perjure
perjured
perjurer
perjurers
perjures
perjuries
perjuring
perjurious
perjuriously
perjurous
perjury
perk
perk up
perked
perked up (current term)
perkier
perkiest
perkily
perkin
perkiness
perkinesses
perking
perkinism
perkish
perks
perky
perlaceous
perlative
perlecan

Literary usage of Perked up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mentally Incontinent by Joe Peacock (2005)
"I perked up. "Seriously? There's sushi here??" "Yeah, Andrea's grandmother said they ... Grandma Pete perked up. "I dunno... I've been meaning to try it. ..."

2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"His features, especially the mouth, turned down at the corners like a bull-dog'e or a crescent, and a nose perked up with unutterable scorn and self-conceit ..."

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