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

• peakedness
  noun
• peakedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of peaked¹

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

Origin of peaked²

peak ² + -ed ²