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peaky

adjective
 
 
/ˈpiː.ki/ mainly UK (US usually peaked) informal

Definition

slightly ill, often looking pale: You look a bit peaky, love, are you all right?Not fit and healthyThin or slender (of people)
(Definition of peaky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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