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- Dictionarypeaky/ˈpēkē/
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.
adjective. wan, emaciated, or sickly. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More. Other Words From. peak i·ly adverb. peak i·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
adjective. mainly UK informal us / ˈpiː.ki / uk / 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.
peaky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" spiky high-pitched , high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Definition of peaky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wan, emaciated, or sickly. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: of uncertain origin. peaky in American English. (ˈpiki ) adjective. having a wan or sickly appearance. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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.
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peaky. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability pea‧ky /ˈpiːki/ adjective British English informal looking pale and ill SYN peaked American English He’s looking a bit peaky today.
