adjective
1. somewhat ill or prone to illness (Freq. 2)
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my poor ailing grandmother
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feeling a bit indisposed today
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you look a little peaked
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feeling poorly
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a sickly child
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is unwell and can't come to work
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unwellness (for: ↑unwell)
2. having or rising to a peak (Freq. 1)
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the peaked ceiling
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the island's peaked hills
• Similar to: ↑pointed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.