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[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Synonyms

ailing sickly poorly unwell indisposed

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Related terms

ill

2
[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Synonyms

ailing sickly poorly under_the_weather unwell indisposed

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Related terms

ill

3
[ adjective ] having or rising to a peak

Examples

"the peaked ceiling" "the island's peaked hills"

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

It could never happen as_long_as God was alert and the Drew steeple stood_guard with its peaked lance .

Related terms

pointed

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Rhymes with

peeked piqued cheeked shrieked streaked

Phonetic and Homophones

P IY1 K T piqued  peeked

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