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peaky

[pee-kee] / ˈpi ki /
ADJECTIVE
cadaverous
Synonyms
WEAK
ashen bag of bones blanched bloodless consumptive dead deathlike deathly emaciated exsanguinous gaunt ghastly ghostly haggard pallid peaked sallow shadowy sick skeletal skeletonlike skin and bones spectral thin wan wasted
Antonyms
WEAK
flushed lifelike lively
ADJECTIVE
gaunt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angular emaciated thin
WEAK
attenuated bony cadaverous haggard lank lean like a bag of bones meager peaked pinched rawboned scraggy scrawny skeletal skeleton skin and bones spare wasted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat heavy thick
WEAK
plump well-nourished
ADJECTIVE
peaked
Synonyms
STRONG
ailing emaciated wan
WEAK
bilious ill in bad shape poorly sickly under the weather
Antonyms
WEAK
blushing colorful flushed healthy
ADJECTIVE
sickly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ailing cranky feeble infirm lackluster
WEAK
below par bilious delicate diseased down dragging faint in poor health indisposed laid low languid low mean off-color out of action out of shape pallid peaked pining poorly rocky run down seedy sickish unhealthy wan weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy hearty sound strong
WEAK
fine well
ADJECTIVE
starving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrated dying emaciated hungry malnourished undernourished
STRONG
craving drawn empty faint famished haggard hungering peaked perishing pinched skinny starved thin weakened
WEAK
dog-hungry flying light have munchies peckish rattleboned ravenous underfed
Antonyms
STRONG
fat full healthy heavy sated satisfied strong thick
WEAK
satiated

Example Sentences

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A global phenomenon, the "peaky effect" has also inspired a number of tours, with an abundance of tourists flocking to visit local attractions and filming locations.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Enjoy the display until your plant begins to look peaky, then give it a dignified toss into the compost.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

The flow is "really flashy, really peaky," Ng says.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 11, 2019

Even if you’re not feeling peaky, it might be worth faking a dicky hip during a boring bit.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2019

Mrs Alice Boland thought, his face is peaky, it's the shock.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill