Bad and Peaky

Bad

Bad adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: I've been feeling bad all week with this cold

Peaky and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peaky" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Peaky

Peaky adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever

Bad and peaky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Peaky".

Nearby Words: peak, peaked, peaking

Both words in one sentence

  • Peaky Blinders prominently features the music of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, most notably in its use of "Red Right Hand" as a Real Song Theme Tune, but also in its frequent reuse of the movie soundtracks by Cave and bandmate Warren Ellis, particularly The Proposition's score.
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