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peaky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of peaky

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever

Synonyms of peaky

ailing, bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaked, poorly, punk, run-down, sick, sickened, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

Words Related to peaky

cruddy, lousy, seedy, sickish

nauseated, nauseous, qualmish, queasy (also queazy), squeamish

airsick, carsick, seasick

dizzy, light-headed, shaky, woozy

diseased, disordered

decrepit, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, invalid, sickly, weak, weakly

afflicted, troubled

challenged, debilitated, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame

hypochondriac, hypochondriacal

Phrases Synonymous with peaky

out of sorts, under the weather

Near Antonyms of peaky

able-bodied, conditioned, fit, well-conditioned

better, convalescing, improved, mending, recovering, recuperating, rehabilitated

hardy, hearty, lusty, robust, rugged, stalwart, strong, tough

blooming, bouncing, chipper, flourishing, flush, thriving

Antonyms of peaky

hale, healthful, healthy, sound, well, whole, wholesome

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