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peaky

  • 1 peaky

    adjective (looking pale and unhealthy: You look peaky today.) laslegur

    English-Icelandic dictionary > peaky

  • 2 peak

    [pi:k] 1. noun
    1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) tindur
    2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) hátindur, toppur
    3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) skyggni, der
    2. verb
    (to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) ná hámarki
    - peaky

    English-Icelandic dictionary > peak

См. также в других словарях:

  • Peaky — Peak y, a. 1. Having a peak or peaks. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peaky — ► ADJECTIVE (peakier, peakiest) ▪ pale from illness or fatigue …   English terms dictionary

  • peaky — [pē′kē] adj. having a wan or sickly appearance …   English World dictionary

  • peaky — UK [ˈpiːkɪ] / US [ˈpɪkɪ] adjective Word forms peaky : adjective peaky comparative peakier superlative peakiest British informal pale and not healthy in appearance You re looking a bit peaky today …   English dictionary

  • peaky — pea|ky [ˈpi:ki] adj informal BrE looking pale and ill American Equivalent: peaked ▪ He s looking a bit peaky today …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peaky — adj American producing euphoria. This appreciative term formed from peaking (i.e. achiev ing a maximum high) refers to the enjoy able effects of drugs. ► We managed to get hold of some peaky shit …   Contemporary slang

  • peaky — adjective informal especially BrE pale or ill: Jane s feeling a bit peaky today …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • peaky spiky — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peaky — adjective Date: 1821 peaked II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • peaky — peakily, adv. peakiness, n. /pee kee/, adj., peakier, peakiest. peaked2. [1870 75; PEAK(ED)2 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • peaky — adjective a) Sickly; peaked. b) Characterised by peaks …   Wiktionary

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