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Webster 1913 Edition
Peaky
Peak′y
(pēk′y̆)
, Adj.
1.
Having a peak or peaks.
Tennyson.
2.
Sickly; peaked.
[Colloq.]
Definition 2024
peaky
peaky
English
Adjective
peaky (comparative peakier, superlative peakiest)
- Sickly; peaked.
- Characterised by peaks.
- 1994, John S. Hares, Duncan Royle, Measuring the value of information technology (page 176)
- A wide spread of possible outcomes will give a relatively flat distribution and so indicate a risky project. A narrow spread of results will give a very peaky graph and indicate a low risk project.
- 1994, John S. Hares, Duncan Royle, Measuring the value of information technology (page 176)
Translations
sickly
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