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peakier

peakier is the comparative form of peaky.

Meaning of peaky

Adjective

peaky (comparative peakier, superlative peakiest)

  1. Sickly; peaked.
    • Her appetite did not improve, however, and she looked very thin and peaky.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, translated by Eileen Hall, Heidi, page 111
  2. Characterised by peaks.
    • Or over hills with peaky tops engrail'd, / And many a tract of palm and rice, / The throne of Indian Cama slowly sail'd / A summer fann'd with spice.1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Palace of Art”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 143

Questions about peakier

What is peakier the comparative form of?
Peakier is the comparative form of peaky.

Words near peakier in the dictionary

  1. peaketh
  2. peakflowmeter
  3. peakflowmeters
  4. Peakhurst
  5. Peakhurst Heights
  6. peakier
  7. peakiest
  8. peakily
  9. peakiness
  10. peaking
  11. peakings

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