peaky

Meaning of peaky

adjective
  1. pale from illness or fatigue; sickly.
    you're looking a bit peaky—a change of scene would do you good

early 19th century: from peak2 + -y1.

adjective
  1. having or resembling a peak or peaks.
    beat the cream until soft and peaky
    a big peaky wave

early 19th century: from peak1 + -y1.

Information about peaky

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of peaky

peaky

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • peaky is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

peaky synonyms

Meaning spiky:

spiky

Meaning (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health:

pale

Meaning a folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables:

pasty

Meaning (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion:

wan

Meaning cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry:

drained

Meaning (of a person) looking strained from illness, exhaustion, anxiety, or pain:

drawn

Meaning (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health:

pallid

Meaning (of a person) suffering from anaemia:

anaemic

Meaning (of the skin) drained of colour:

bloodless

Meaning (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness:

ashen

Meaning of a pale greyish colour; ashen:

ashy

Meaning of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead:

grey

Meaning tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger:

pinched

Meaning (of a person's complexion or expression) indicative of poor health:

sickly

Meaning (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour:

sallow

Meaning very pale, thin, or bony:

cadaverous

Meaning suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell:

ill

Meaning ill:

unwell

Meaning unwell:

poorly, off, rough, rotten, seedy

Meaning (of a person) unwell:

bad

Meaning slightly unwell:

indisposed

Meaning affected by physical or mental illness:

sick

Meaning nauseous; feeling sick:

queasy

Meaning affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit:

nauseous

Meaning affect with nausea:

nauseated

Meaning slightly ill, as though having a disordered liver:

liverish

Meaning causing laughter or amusement; humorous:

funny

Meaning slightly and indefinably unwell:

peculiar

Meaning very poor or bad:

lousy

Meaning (of a person) very unwell or troubled:

awful

Meaning very unwell or troubled:

terrible

Meaning causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious:

dreadful

Meaning dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality:

crummy

Meaning unpleasant and of poor quality:

grotty

Meaning resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous:

ropy

Meaning exhausted or slightly unwell:

wabbit

Meaning bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory:

crook

Meaning having a peak:

peaked

Meaning (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light:

etiolated

Words that rhyme with peaky

beaky, bleaky, leaky, unleaky, sneaky, unsneaky, creaky, freaky, screaky, streaky, squeaky, tweaky, weaky

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