spiked

adjective

ˈspīkt 

ˈspī-kəd

1

: having an inflorescence that is a spike

spiked blooms

2

: having sharp projecting points

a spiked tail

spiked collars

3

of hair : arranged in stiff tufts

a spiked hairstyle

4

of beverages : containing alcohol : hard sense 2b

spiked seltzers

Wisconsin gets to be among the first to try a new line of 80-calorie spiked sodas with zero sugar.

—Kathy Flanigan

Examples of spiked in a Sentence

a lizard with a spiked tail

Recent Examples on the Web

What specific actions, if any, should Congress take to make life more affordable for ordinary Arizonans? 1) Affordable housing - there is a 270,000 housing unit shortage that has spiked prices across the valley as more and more people decide to make Phoenix their new home. —Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024

Here’s a fairly intuitive one; these hash browns come spiked with jalapeños. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024

Additional charges filed in March accuse her of an earlier attempt to kill him with a spiked sandwich on Valentine's Day. —CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024

However, the timing of this massively spiked public interest in AI as a threat to the creative industries and the creative arts. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing spiked

• spiked heel

Kids Definition

spiked

adjective

ˈspīkt 

1

: having sharp points

2

: arranged in stiff clumps

spiked hair