peaked

¹

[peekt, pee-kid]

adjective

1. having a peak.

   a peaked cap.

peaked

²

[pee-kid]

adjective

1. pale and drawn in appearance so as to suggest illness or stress; wan and sickly.

peaked

/ piːkt /

adjective

1. having a peak; pointed

Other Word Forms

• peakedly adverb
• peakedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of peaked¹

First recorded in 1400–50, peaked is from the late Middle English word pekyd; peak ¹, -ed ³

Origin of peaked²

peak ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Floodwaters in the capital Colombo peaked overnight, and with rain now stopped there were hopes that waters would begin receding.

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Demand peaked in the fall of 2024, and then went “downhill from there,” she noted.

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Analysts at Jefferies said Chinese e-commerce companies’ quick-commerce losses likely peaked in the September quarter, suggesting that the hit to earnings could start to moderate.

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Traffic was expected to have peaked Tuesday, with more than 52,000 flights set to ferry flyers to their feasts.

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The fervor peaked last week when Kiffin denied that he had been given an ultimatum by Ole Miss to announce his decision before the team’s annual clash against Mississippi State.

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