PEAKED


Meaning of PEAKED in English

I. peaked ˈpēkt, -kə̇d, dial ˈpikə̇d adjective

Etymology: Middle English peked, alteration of piked — more at piked

: having a peak : rising to or ending in a peak : pointed

pointed to the peaked ceiling — Erle Stanley Gardner

the peaked hills of the islands — William Black

II. peak·ed ˈpēkə̇d, dial ˈpikə̇d adjective

Etymology: from past participle of peak (I)

: looking pale and wan : sickly , thin

the boy looked sallow and peaked , slept uneasily — Aldous Huxley

they were smiling, but … both looked a little peaked — Ellery Queen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.