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Peaked vs Perked - What's the difference?

peaked | perked |

As verbs the difference between peaked and perked

is that peaked is (peak) while perked is (perk).

As an adjective peaked

is having a peak or peaks or peaked can be sickly-looking, peaky.

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

    *

    perked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perk)

    • Related terms

    * perked up

    perk

    English

    Etymology 1

    From perquisite, by abbreviation.

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (less common)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Perquisite.
    • Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.

    Etymology 2

    From percolate (verb) and percolator (noun), by abbreviation.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Shortened form of percolate.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A percolator, particularly of coffee.

    • Etymology 3

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become more lively or enthusiastic.
  • To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
  • * Barrow
    • to perk over them
  • To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
    • to perk''' the ears; to '''perk up one's head
    (Cowper)
    (Sherburne)
    Derived terms
    * perk up * perky

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain
  • * Spenser
    • Perk as a peacock.

    Etymology 4

    The origin is .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To peer; to look inquisitively.
    • (Charles Dickens)
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