peaked

  • 11peaked — adjective /piːkt,ˈpiːkɪd/ a) Having a peak or peaks. The wizard wore a peaked cap. b) Sickly looking, peaky. She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army …

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  • 12peaked — [[t]pi͟ːkt[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A peaked cap has a pointed or rounded part that sticks out above your eyes. ...a man in a blue grey uniform and peaked cap …

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  • 13peaked — 1 adjective especially AmE pale and ill; peaky BrE: You re looking a bit peaked this morning. 2 adjective a peaked cap has a flat curved part at the front above the eyes …

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  • 14peaked — UK [piːkt] / US [pɪkt] adjective 1) curving or rising to a point peaked eyebrows 2) a peaked cap or hat has a flat curved part that continues beyond the main part at the front above the eyes 3) American peaky …

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  • 15Peaked — Peak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peaking}.] 1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. [1913 Webster] There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand. [1913 Webster] 2. To acquire sharpness of… …

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  • 16peaked — peaked1 /peekt, pee kid/, adj. having a peak: a peaked cap. [1400 50; late ME pekyd. See PEAK1, ED3] peaked2 peakedly, adv. peakedness, n. /pee kid/, adj. pale and drawn in appearance so as to suggest illness or stress; wan and sickly. [PEAK2 +… …

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  • 17peaked — adj. Peaked is used with these nouns: ↑cap, ↑hat …

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  • 18peaked — adjective Marjorie, my dear, you look so peaked Syn: pale, pasty, wan, drained, washed out, drawn, pallid, anemic, ashen, gray, pinched, sickly, sallow, ill, unwell, poorly, indisposed, run down, off; inform …

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  • 19peaked — I [[t]pikt, ˈpi kɪd[/t]] adj. having a peak: a peaked cap[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 II peak•ed [[t]ˈpi kɪd[/t]] adj. cvb pat pale and drawn; wan peak′ed•ness, n …

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  • 20peaked — I. /pikt/ (say peekt) adjective having a peak. {peak1 (noun) + ed2} II. /pikt/ (say peekt) adjective Obsolescent thin; emaciated: a little peaked. {peak2 …