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peaked

/piːkt/

peaked adjective: having a peak or peaks. Also the simple past and past participle of peak.

peaked: a mountain with snow
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Adjective (1)

peaked (comparative more peaked, superlative most peaked)

  1. Having a peak or peaks.
    • The wizard wore a peaked cap.

Adjective (2)

IPA/ˈpiːkɪd/

peaked (comparative more peaked, superlative most peaked)

  1. Sickly-looking, peaky.
    • She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army.2000, Toshio Mori and Lawson Fusao Inada, Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Mori, p. 149
    • While Nixon looked peaked throughout the debate, Kennedy looked like a poised diplomat oozing confidence.2001, Fred C. Feddeck, Hale Men of Fordham: Hail!, p. 17

Also used as

peaked is also the simple past and past participle of peak.

Examples of peaked in a sentence

  • I came to this via sport but the thing that really peaked me was this.
  • The index tells us that Zimbabwe's inflation rate recently peaked at 80 billion percent a month.
  • When hyperinflation peaked, wheelbarrows full of money were required to shop for groceries.

All 15 example sentences with peaked

Forms of peaked

comparativemore peaked
superlativemost peaked
alternative formpeakèd
alternative formpekid

Origin of peaked

See peak.

See peak (Etymology 2).

Words formed from peaked

Phrases with peaked

Words that rhyme with peaked

Questions about peaked

What does peaked mean?
Peaked means having a peak or peaks.
What part of speech is peaked?
Peaked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce peaked?
Peaked is pronounced /piːkt/.

Words near peaked in the dictionary

  1. peak-transing
  2. peaka peow
  3. peakbagging
  4. Peake
  5. Peakean
  6. peaked
  7. peaked roof
  8. peaked roofs
  9. peaked rooves
  10. peakedly
  11. peakedness

Source and license

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