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- Dictionarypeaky/ˈpiːki/
adjective
- 1. having or resembling a peak or peaks: "beat the cream until soft and peaky"
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adjective. mainly UK informal uk / ˈpiː.ki / us / ˈpiː.ki / (US usually peaked) Add to word list. slightly ill, often looking pale: You look a bit peaky, love, are you all right? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not fit & healthy. be a shadow/shell of your former self idiom. be at death's door idiom. bed. clinically obese.
The meaning of PEAKY is peaked. How to use peaky in a sentence.
PEAKY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. peaky. [ pee -kee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , peak·i·er, peak·i·est. peaked 2. peaky. / ˈpiːkɪ / adjective. wan, emaciated, or sickly. Discover More. Other Words From. peak i·ly adverb. peak i·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of peaky 1.
1. the pointed top of a mountain or hill. snow-covered peaks. pico, cumbre. 2. the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc. He was at the peak of his career. cumbre, cúspide, apogeo. 3. the front part of a cap which shades the eyes. The boy wore a cap with a peak. visera. verb.
adjective. having a wan or sickly appearance. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. peaky in American English. (ˈpiki) adjective Word forms: peakier, peakiest. peaked 2. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of peaky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. having or as if having especially high-pitched spots. “absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass”. synonyms: spiky. high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency.
