adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. archaic, colloquial

   "her peakish spring"

2. 2
   Having peaks; peaked. archaic, colloquial
3. 3
   sick; sickly archaic, colloquial

Synonyms

All synonyms

peaky

Etymology

From peak + -ish.

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