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peaked

1 American  
[peekt, pee-kid] / pikt, ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

  1. having a peak.

    a peaked cap.
peaked 2 American  
[pee-kid] / ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

  1. pale and drawn in appearance so as to suggest illness or stress; wan and sickly.

peaked British  
/ piːkt /

adjective

  1. having a peak; pointed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • peakedly adverb
  • peakedness noun

Etymology

Origin of peaked1

First recorded in 1400–50, peaked is from the late Middle English word pekyd; peak 1, -ed 3

Origin of peaked2

peak 2 + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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The price/book ratio peaked with Berkshire stock last May at about 1.8 times.

From Barron's

When tech stocks peaked in March 2000, the broad market rolled over.

From Barron's

“That doesn’t suddenly make this market affordable for everyone, but it does crack open doors that had firmly shut when rates peaked.”

From MarketWatch

Netflix will tell you: Tyson-Paul is its biggest sports hit to date, drawing a live audience that reportedly peaked at 65 million, bigger than any sporting event outside of the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its most popular song, “Lowdown,” was a dance-club hit and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and No. 5 on the R&B chart before winning a Grammy for best R&B song.

From The Wall Street Journal

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