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Peaked vs Ghostlike - What's the difference?

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Peaked is a related term of ghostlike.


As adjectives the difference between peaked and ghostlike

is that peaked is having a peak or peaks or peaked can be sickly-looking, peaky while ghostlike is seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.

As a verb peaked

is (peak).

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)

    • Anagrams

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    ghostlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.