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peaked

The correct spelling is peaked.

How to pronounce peaked

/piːkt/
adjective

IPA: /piːkt/

Say it like: Pee-ked

The correct spelling is peaked. Having a peak or peaks. For example: "The wizard wore a peaked cap."

Usage Examples

The wizard wore a peaked cap.

Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having a peak or peaks.
  2. 2.Sickly-looking, peaky.

verb

  1. 1.To reach a highest degree or maximum.
  2. 2.To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
  3. 3.To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
  4. 4.To become sick or wan.
  5. 5.To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

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