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unperked

unperked is the simple past and past participle of unperk.

Adjective

unperked (not comparable)

  1. (informal) unpercolated
    • unperked coffee
  2. Not perked up, not upright.
    • Neysa kept her ears unperked, so as not to give away her interest.1989, Piers Anthony, chapter 7, in Unicorn Point, New York: Putnam, page 121

Meaning of unperk

Verb

unperk (third-person singular simple present unperks, present participle unperking, simple past and past participle unperked)

  1. (transitive) To make (someone) less lively or enthusiastic.
    • I told him I was going into Stokenchurch in his Ford whether he drove me or not. He perked up a bit at that, but I pretty soon unperked him, and at last we got going on the road to Stokenchurch.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 1, in Marazan, London: Cassell
  2. (intransitive) To become less lively or enthusiastic.
    • […] one single woman did perk up a bit, about there being a lot of single guys there, but then she unperked when she recalled that the cost of living is higher there.2005, Warren Farrell, Why Men Earn More, New York: Amacom, Introduction, page xvi

Questions about unperked

What does unperked mean?
Unperked means unpercolated.
What is unperked the simple past and past participle of?
Unperked is the simple past and past participle of unperk.
What part of speech is unperked?
Unperked is an adjective.

Words near unperked in the dictionary

  1. unperished
  2. unperishing
  3. unperiwigged
  4. unperjured
  5. unperk
  6. unperked
  7. unperking
  8. unperks
  9. unperky
  10. unpermanence
  11. unpermanency

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