peakish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpiːkɪʃ/
Etymology
From peak + -ish.
Meanings
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(archaic, colloquial) Of or relating to a peak or peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
her peakish spring
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: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC:his peakish dialect
1646, Jos[eph] Hall, The Balme of Gilead: Or, Comforts for the Distressed, both Morall and Divine. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, for Nat[haniel] Butter, →OCLC:
- (archaic, colloquial) Having peaks; peaked.
- (archaic, colloquial) sick; sickly
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more peakish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most peakish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |