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peaky

(ˈpiːkɪ)

adj, -kier or -kiest

wan, emaciated, or sickly

[C16: of uncertain origin]

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Adj.

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

peaky

adjective off colour, poorly (informal), ill, sick, pale, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), pinched, wan, sickly, unwell, emaciated, under the weather (informal), in poor shape, like death warmed up (informal), green about the gills, peelie-wally (Scot.) Are you feeling all right? You look a little peaky.

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Translations

هَزيل، شاحِب الوَجْه

bledývyzáblý

bleguvel

kränklich

pâlot

göthös

laslegur

emaciato

bitkin hasta

憔悴的

peaky

[ˈpiːkɪ] ADJ (peakier (compar) (peakiest (superl))) → paliducho
to look peaky → estar paliducho

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peaky

[ˈpiːki] adj (British) [person] → pas dans son assiette

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peaky

adj (+er) (Brit inf) complexion → blass; face → verhärmt, abgehärmt; look, child → kränklich; to look peaky → nicht gut aussehen, angeschlagen aussehen (inf)

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peaky

[ˈpiːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → sbattuto/a
I'm feeling a bit peaky → mi sento un po' giù

peak

(piːk) noun

1. the pointed top of a mountain or hill. snow-covered peaks.

2. the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc. He was at the peak of his career.

3. the front part of a cap which shades the eyes. The boy wore a cap with a peak.

verb

to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc. Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.

peaked adjective

having a peak. a peaked cap.

ˈpeaky adjective

looking pale and unhealthy. You look peaky today.

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That extra bit of torque means a less-than-perfect gear selection on a road you've never ridden before will be hardly noticed and you'll maintain the lead over its peakier challengers.