peakish

English

Etymology

From peak +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːkɪʃ/

Adjective

peakish (comparative more peakish, superlative most peakish)

1. (colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
   • 1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, published 1613, →OCLC:

     her peakish spring

   • 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead:

     his peakish dialect

2. (colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
3. (colloquial) Having thin or sharp features, as from sickness; sickly; peaky.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “peakish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)