peaky
[pee-kee]
adjective, peak·i·er, peak·i·est.
Origin of peaky
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Related Words for peaky
ailing, lackluster, cranky, feeble, infirm, emaciated, dying, hungry, undernourished, malnourished, angular, forlorn, anorexic, thin, grim, bleak, wan, peaked, weakened, faintExamples from the Web for peaky
Historical Examples of peaky
He's a peaky little chap; it comes of being a poet, I think.
The Story of the Treasure SeekersE. Nesbit
It is like liberty itself, after the peaky confinement of Sicily.
Sea and SardiniaD. H. Lawrence
She might be described as pretty, but "peaky" and "spindling."
The Soul of Susan YellamHorace Annesley Vachell
Why or wherefore I don't know, but these last days she has been as peaky as can be.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)Frances Eleanor Trollope
Them peaky little clams a'most puts out all my shoulder-blades, and wunna bite through a twine of gristle.
Mary AnerleyR. D. Blackmore
peaky
adjective -kier or -kiest
Word Origin for peaky
C16: of uncertain origin
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