Word Meanings - PEAKISH - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. "Her peakish spring." Drayton. "His peakish dialect." Bp. Hall. 2. Having peaks; peaked. 3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly.
Related words: (words related to PEAKISH)
- HAVENED
Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats. - SPREADINGLY
, adv. Increasingly. The best times were spreadingly infected. Milton. - MOUNTAINOUS
1. Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss. 2. Inhabiting mountains. Bacon. 3. Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a mountainous heap. Prior. - MOUNTAINOUSNESS
The state or quality of being mountainous. - RELATIONSHIP
The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. - SPRINGBOARD
An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising. - HAVENER
A harbor master. - SPRINGE
A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak. - SHARPLY
In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser. The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants. Hayward. You contract your eye when you would see sharply. Bacon. - SPRINGAL
An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring. - SHARPER
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estrange. Syn. -- Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See Swindler. - SPRINT
To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. A runner should be able to sprint the whole way. Encyc. Brit. (more info) Etym: - SPRIGHTLY
Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires." Dryden. The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. Pope. - SPRINKLING
1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles. Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling or effusion of water. Ayliffe. 2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow. 3. Hence, a moderate - HAVELOCK
A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke. - SPRINGY
1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step. Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy. Sir W. Scott. 2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as, - SPRIGGED
Having sprigs. - SPRUNTLY
In a sprunt manner; smartly; vigorously; youthfully. B. Jonson. - SPRINGHALT
A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt. Shak. - SPRIGHTFUL
Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay. -- Spright"ful*ly, adv. Shak. -- Spright"ful*ness, n. Spoke like a sprightful gentlemen. Shak. Steeds sprightful as the light. Cowley. - PRELATIST
One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott. - DISPROPORTIONALLY
In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally. - DISPROPORTIONABLE
Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv. - DISPROPORTIONALITY
The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More. - PRELATISM
Prelacy; episcopacy. - HANDSPRING
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. - PRELATIZE
To bring under the influence of prelacy. Palfrey. - MISRELATION
Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall. - HEREHENCE
From hence. - WHENCEFORTH
From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. Spenser.