Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unperk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-perk
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (someone) less lively or enthusiastic.

Transitive verb

verb

To become less lively or enthusiastic.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"[…] 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."

Etymology

From un- + perk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

unperks (present, singular) unperking (participle, present) unperked (participle, past) unperked (past)

Questions

What does unperk mean?: To make (someone) less lively or enthusiastic.
Where does unperk come from?: From un- + perk.

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