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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
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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