peaky, spiky
(adjective) having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; “absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spikier
comparative form of spiky
Source: Wiktionary
Spik"y, a.
1. Like a spike; spikelike. These spiky, vivid outbursts of metallic vapors. C. A. Young.
2. Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes. Or by the spiky harrow cleared away. Dyer. The spiky wheels through heaps of carnage tore. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
