Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peaky

/ˈpiːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: peaky
IPA: /ˈpiːki/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sickly; peaked.

adj

Characterised by peaks.

Example Sentences

"Her appetite did not improve, however, and she looked very thin and peaky."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

From peak + -y.

Inflected Forms

peakier (comparative) peakiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

peakily peakiness peakyish

Phrases

peaky blinder

Synonyms

spiky

Rhymes With

wiki sneaky cheeky freaky tiki kiki squeaky leaky geeky streaky creaky beaky

Questions

How do you pronounce peaky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiːki/.
What does peaky mean?: Sickly; peaked.
Where does peaky come from?: From peak + -y.

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