Meanings
peaked1
comparative more peaked · superlative most peaked · alternative peakèd
- Having a peak or peaks.
The wizard wore a peaked cap.
peaked2
comparative more peaked · superlative most peaked · alternative peakèd · alternative pekid
- Sickly-looking, peaky.
2004, Don Ecker, Past Sins, p. 276, Peck looked peaked to Williams. He was pale and appeared to be breathing in shallow gasps.
2 more examples
2000, Toshio Mori and Lawson Fusao Inada, Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Mori, p. 149, She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army.
2001, Fred C. Feddeck, Hale Men of Fordham: Hail!, p. 17, While Nixon looked peaked throughout the debate, Kennedy looked like a poised diplomat oozing confidence.
peaked3
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of peak
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesomewhat ill or prone to illness
adjectivehaving or rising to a peak
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Russian измождённый
- измождённый (izmoždjónnyj)sickly-looking, peaky
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with peaked
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