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peakish

/ˈpiːkɪʃ/

peakish adjective: of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.

Adjective

peakish (comparative more peakish, superlative most peakish)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
    • her peakish spring1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned...
    • his peakish dialect1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC
  2. (archaic, colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
  3. (archaic, colloquial) sick; sickly
    Synonyms:
    peaky

Synonyms of peakish

Forms of peakish

comparativemore peakish
superlativemost peakish

Origin of peakish

From peak + -ish.

Words formed from peakish

Questions about peakish

What does peakish mean?
Peakish means of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
What part of speech is peakish?
Peakish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce peakish?
Peakish is pronounced /ˈpiːkɪʃ/.

Words near peakish in the dictionary

  1. peakily
  2. peakiness
  3. peaking
  4. peakings
  5. Peakirk
  6. peakish
  7. peakishness
  8. peakism
  9. peakist
  10. peakists
  11. peakless

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