Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-PEN', v.t.

To let out or suffer to escape by breaking a dam or opening a pen. If a man unpens another's water– Blackstone.

UN-PE'NAL, a.

Not penal; not subject to a penalty. Clarendon.

UN-PEN'E-TRA-BLE, a.

Not to be penetrated. [But impenetrable is chiefly used.]

UN-PEN'E-TRA-TED, a.

Not entered or pierced.

UN-PEN'I-TENT, a.

Not penitent. [But impenitent is the word now used.]

UN-PEN'NED, pp.

Unfastened; let out.

UN-PEN'NING, ppr.

Suffering to escape; unlocking.

UN-PEN'SION-ED, a.

1. Not pensioned; not rewarded by pension; as, an unpensioned soldier.
2. Not kept in pay; not held in dependence by a pension. Pope.

UN-PEO'PLE, v.t.

To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate; to dispeople. Milton. Dryden.

UN-PEO'PLED, pp.

Depopulated; dispeopled.

UN-PEO'PLING, ppr.

Depopulating.

UN-PER-CEIV'A-BLE, a.

Not to be perceived; not perceptible.

UN-PER-CEIV'A-BLY, adv.

In a manner not to be perceived.

UN-PER-CEIV'ED, a.

Not perceived; not heeded; not observed; not noticed. Milton.

UN-PER-CEIV'ED-LY, adv.

So as not to be perceived. Boyle.

UN-PER'FECT, a.

Not perfect; not complete. [But the word now used is imperfect.]

UN-PER'FECT-ED, a.

Not perfected; not completed. Hammond.

UN-PER'FECT-NESS, n.

Want of perfectness; incompleteness. [Imperfectness and imperfection are now used.]

UN-PER'FO-RA-TED, a.

Not perforated; not penetrated by openings.

UN-PER-FORM'ED, a.

1. Not performed; not done; not executed; as, the business remains unperformed.
2. Not fulfilled; as, an unperformed promise. Taylor.

UN-PER-FORM'ING, a.

Not performing; not discharging its office. Dryden.

UN-PER'ISH-A-BLE, a.

Not perishable; not subject to decay. [The word now used is imperishable.]

UN-PER'ISH-A-BLY, adv.

Imperishably.

UN-PER'ISH-ING, a.

Not perishing; durable.

UN-PER'ISH-ING-LY, adv.

Not perishingly.