PERKINESS

impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness

(noun) inappropriate playfulness

buoyancy, perkiness

(noun) cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

perkiness (usually uncountable, plural perkinesses)

The condition of being perky

Source: Wiktionary



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28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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