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Pallid vs Peaked - What's the difference?

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Pallid is a related term of peaked.


As adjectives the difference between pallid and peaked

is that pallid is appearing weak, pale or wan while peaked is having a peak or peaks or peaked can be sickly-looking, peaky.

As a verb peaked is

(peak).

pallid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Appearing weak, pale or wan.
  • The patient left the hospital but was very pallid .

    Synonyms

    * ashen * pale * pasty * ghastly

    Derived terms

    * pallidity * pallidly * pallidness * pallid bat * pallid cuckoo * pallid harrier * pallid sturgeon

    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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