PEAKISH

Etymology

Adjective

peakish (comparative more peakish, superlative most peakish)

(colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.

(colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.

(colloquial) Having thin or sharp features, as from sickness; sickly; peaky.

Source: Wiktionary


Peak"ish, a.

1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. "Her peakish spring." Drayton. "His peakish dialect." Bp. Hall.

2. Having peaks; peaked.

3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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