: being pale and wan or emaciated : sickly
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Adjective (1)
the church's peaked spire is a prominent feature of the town's skyline
Adjective (2)
you probably should go home, as you're looking awfully peaked
I'm feeling a little peaked, so I'm going to lie down
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
The renderings showed a main building with a peaked roof echoing the nearby mountains and a walking path in the shape of a dog's bone.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2024
The peaked roofs of its open-air buildings are decorated with motifs pulled from seashells found on its beaches.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Together with the skull and bones, worn by some of the groups’ officers on their peaked hats, the SS logo, which looks like two lightning bolts, became the symbol of the terror of the Nazi state.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The 25-year-old pop star attended the storied fashion house’s presentation Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, showing off a lot of leg in a brilliantly white double-breasted jacket with a peaked collar that hit at her upper thigh.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
The renderings showed a main building with a peaked roof echoing the nearby mountains and a walking path in the shape of a dog's bone.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2024
The peaked roofs of its open-air buildings are decorated with motifs pulled from seashells found on its beaches.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
Together with the skull and bones, worn by some of the groups’ officers on their peaked hats, the SS logo, which looks like two lightning bolts, became the symbol of the terror of the Nazi state.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Peaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peaked. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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