as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever
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Recent Examples of peaky
Local surf guides will take wave riders to fun, peaky beach breaks or barreling reefs.
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Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaky
Adjective
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Most cases were blamed on direct contact with sick animals, except for three that have befuddled investigators who failed to identify a likely source.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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There’s just an element of danger to a lot of these things, and then getting sick and having to survive that and then writing those stories and living through that with my bandmates… There’s sort of a tension and a release that’s built into every one of these songs.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.—
Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Mar. 2021
Adjective
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Ernie Tedeschi: There seems to be this sense in the White House that trade surpluses are good, and trade deficits are bad.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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Since its release last week, fans across Reddit, X, YouTube, and even the game’s official site all agree: Trading in Pocket is very, very bad.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
3 Feb. 2025
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Someone who has cancer, who has undergone an organ transplant, who has heart failure, who is pregnant or has a young infant — these are all individuals in need of having a plan in advance of getting ill.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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The patient was over 65 and became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, the Louisiana Department of Public Health said.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The first came on an 11-play, 70-yard drive featuring a good mix of run and pass plays, including a huge fourth down conversion from Mahomes early in the drive.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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This cloud-like comforter is stuffed with a down alternative filling and wrapped in a soft cotton cover that could be a game-changer on chilly winter nights.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Peaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaky. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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