peaked

¹ American  

[peekt, pee-kid] / pikt, ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

1. having a peak.

   a peaked cap.

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peaked ² American  

[pee-kid] / ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

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

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peaked British  

/ piːkt /

adjective

1. having a peak; pointed

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Other Word Forms

• peakedly adverb
• peakedness noun

Etymology

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

"The productivity of that -- in terms of how much you could extract from it -- peaked in the late 1990s and it's been in decline ever since," she added.

From Barron's

First, earnings estimates are up 28% from the fall of last year when the S&P 500 info tech index peaked.

From MarketWatch

The worldwide user count peaked at roughly a million soon after the app’s launch, but never reached that level again.

From The Wall Street Journal

Poppies here have typically peaked around mid-April, but variable weather in recent years has made it hard to predict, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Muse says that the stock has historically peaked at around six or seven times forward earnings, giving shares plenty of room to run.

From Barron's