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Webster 1913 Edition
Peaked
Peaked
(pēkt or pēk′ĕd)
, Adj.
1.
Pointed; ending in a point;
as, a
. peaked
roof2.
(Oftener pēk"ĕd)
Sickly; not robust.
[Colloq.]
Definition 2024
peaked
peaked
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: pēkt, IPA(key): /piːkt/ or enPR: pēkʹĭd, IPA(key): /ˈpiːkɪd/
- Rhymes: -iːkt, -iːkɪd
Adjective
peaked (comparative more peaked, superlative most peaked)
- Having a peak or peaks.
- The wizard wore a peaked cap.
Etymology 2
See peak (Etymology 2)
Alternative forms
Adjective
peaked (comparative more peaked, superlative most peaked)
- Sickly-looking, peaky.
- 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.
- 2004, Don Ecker, Past Sins, p. 276,
- Peck looked peaked to Williams. He was pale and appeared to be breathing in shallow gasps.
- 2000, Toshio Mori and Lawson Fusao Inada, Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Mori, p. 149,
Translations
sickly-looking, peaky
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
peaked
- simple past tense and past participle of peak