perkishadj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpərkɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perk adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < perk adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier perk adj., perked adj.¹, perking adj., perky adj. 2.

Conceited; pert or forward in manner; lively, perky.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

crousea1400

crank1499

cockish1551

forward1561

forthyc1565

forthputting?1577

perching1579

perk1579

perking?1584

officious1596

pratchant1596

putting-forth1621

obtrusive1652

petulcous1661

pushing1682

coxy1728

cocky1768

bumptious1801

furthy1808

upsetting1817

perky1820

self-asserting1821

protrusive1841

self-assertive1849

aggressive1855

self-assertory1867

perkisha1870

pushful1871

pushy1874

forritsome1894

chesty1900

a1870 J. K. Casey Lay of Earl Spencer in Reliques (1878) 83 When the city fathers..heard the dreadful news, Some smiled with perkish happiness.

1889 Universal Rev. Mar. 365 A perkish young woman who takes her foibles from a mother who ‘went wrong’.

1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 7 June 5/3 Bright eyed Tokio maids..with large chrysanthemums stuck in their hair in a perkish manner.

1977 Times 14 Oct. 26/4 Perkish copy typist urgently needed.

1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Arts section) 5 Yap Hong Ngee, the Malaysian brush artist noted for his perkish sparrows and his Japanese influence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perkish
释义	perkishadj. Brit. /ˈpəːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpərkɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perk adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < perk adj. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier perk adj., perked adj.¹, perking adj., perky adj. 2. Conceited; pert or forward in manner; lively, perky. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 a1870 J. K. Casey Lay of Earl Spencer in Reliques (1878) 83 When the city fathers..heard the dreadful news, Some smiled with perkish happiness. 1889 Universal Rev. Mar. 365 A perkish young woman who takes her foibles from a mother who ‘went wrong’. 1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 7 June 5/3 Bright eyed Tokio maids..with large chrysanthemums stuck in their hair in a perkish manner. 1977 Times 14 Oct. 26/4 Perkish copy typist urgently needed. 1997 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 17 Oct. (Arts section) 5 Yap Hong Ngee, the Malaysian brush artist noted for his perkish sparrows and his Japanese influence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1870
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