Peakish


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Peak´ish


a.1.Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region.
2.Having peaks; peaked.
3.Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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