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Ashy vs Peaked - What's the difference?

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Ashy is a related term of peaked.


As adjectives the difference between ashy and peaked

is that ashy is having the color of ashes while peaked is having a peak or peaks or peaked can be sickly-looking, peaky.

As a verb peaked is

(peak).

ashy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having the color of ashes.
  • (African American Vernacular English) Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored).

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    peaked

    English

    Etymology 1

    See peak

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a peak or peaks.
    • The wizard wore a peaked cap.

    Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Alternative forms

    * pekid

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sickly-looking, peaky.
  • * 2000, Toshio Mori and Lawson Fusao Inada, Unfinished Message: Selected Works of Toshio Mori , p. 149,
    • She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army.
  • * 2001, Fred C. Feddeck, Hale Men of Fordham: Hail! , p. 17,
    • While Nixon looked peaked throughout the debate, Kennedy looked like a poised diplomat oozing confidence.
  • * 2004, Don Ecker, Past Sins , p. 276,
    • Peck looked peaked to Williams. He was pale and appeared to be breathing in shallow gasps.

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peak)

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