noun
- the quality or state of being sickly, weak, or in poor health
- the quality of being peaked or pointed in appearance; sharpness of features
Usage: chiefly British; informal
Usage: less common
Examples
- The child's peakiness worried her parents, so they took her to the doctor.
- After weeks of illness, a certain peakiness remained in her complexion.
- His peakiness improved once he started eating better and exercising regularly.
- The patient's peakiness was a sign of malnutrition.
- She noticed a peakiness in his features that suggested he hadn't been sleeping well.