- perched, perked, perked up - (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears"
Antonym: unalert (indirect, via alert)
- perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
--1 is one way to recuperate, recover, convalesce
Sample sentence:
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