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- [peek]
- /pik/
- /ˈpiːkɪʃ /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peek]
- /pik/
Definition of peakish word
- verb without object peakish to become weak, thin, and sickly. 1
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Origin of peakish
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Peakish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peakish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peakish usage trend in Literature
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