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

According to a database maintained by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald, black voter turnout peaked with the elections of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, when it exceeded the white turnout rate.

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But here’s the kicker: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development data show that average cognitive processing ability peaked in the early 2010s — precisely when smartphones achieved ubiquity — and has declined since then.

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A research report from the advisory firm this past week detailed the history of central-bank selling of gold, which peaked in the 1990s, and its accumulation in the past 20 years.

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After a chilly end to September and start to October across the UK, temperatures on Monday peaked in the low twenties in Celsius in central and south-east England and north-east Scotland, above the seasonal average.

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The artist shot to fame following the release of her 2024 song Messy, which peaked at number one in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Ireland and Israel.

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