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adjective
rareSomewhat peaked or pointed; characterized by peaks.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in William Ellis (c1700–1758), agriculturist and writer. From peak + -ish.
adjective
informal, dialectSomewhat sickly; pinched, unhealthy.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Smart (d. 1872), elocutionist and grammarian. Probably alteration of peaky, with suffix substitution.
adjective
rareOf, relating to, or characteristic of the Peak District in Derbyshire.
In early use apparently sometimes more generally: rough, remote, wild.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Warner (d. 1609), poet and lawyer. From Peak + -ish.
Pronunciation
Peakish
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