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- [pee-kee]
- /ˈpi ki/
- /ˈpiː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-kee]
- /ˈpi ki/
Definitions of peaky word
- abbreviation PEAKY peaked2 . 1
- adjective peaky wan, emaciated, or sickly 0
- adjective peaky having a wan or sickly appearance 0
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Origin of peaky
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; peak(ed)2 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Peaky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peaky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peaky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peaky
adj peaky
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- gaunt — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
adjective peaky
- attenuated — An attenuated object is unusually long and thin.
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
- hungering — Present participle of hunger.
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