peaked

Definitions of peaked
  1. adjective
    having or rising to a peak
    “the peaked ceiling”
    “the island's peaked hills”
    synonyms:
    pointed
    having a point
Definitions of peaked
  1. adjective
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
    “you look a little peaked”
    synonyms: ailing, indisposed, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell
    ill, sick
    affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
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