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English
Etymology
From peak + -y.
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Adjective
peaky (comparative peakier, superlative peakiest)
- Sickly; peaked.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, translated by Eileen Hall, Heidi, page 111:Her appetite did not improve, however, and she looked very thin and peaky.
- Characterised by peaks.
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Palace of Art”, in Poems. , volume I, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, page 143:Or over hills with peaky tops engrail'd, / And many a tract of palm and rice, / The throne of Indian Cama slowly sail'd / A summer fann'd with spice.
1994, John S. Hares, Duncan Royle, Measuring the value of information technology, page 176:A wide spread of possible outcomes will give a relatively flat distribution and so indicate a risky project. A narrow spread of results will give a very peaky graph and indicate a low risk project.
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