listening, audition, perceiving, earshot, attention, heed, awareness, comprehension, understanding, reception, sense, detection, monitoring, overhearing, eavesdropping, auscultation, auditory percepti... [more]
pointed - sharp - tapered - spiked - jagged - conical - acute - angular - pinnacled - spired - vertexed - crested - summited - apical - cuspate - pyramidal - needlelike - steepled - peaked - tip-tilted - acuminate - apexed - zenithal - topmost - crowning - culminating - high - lofty - towering - elevated - prominent - projecting - protuberant - salient - outstanding - conspicuous - noticeable - marked - distinct - pronounced - defined - clear - evident - obvious - apparent - manifest - unmistakable - striking
The term 'peaked' is often used in English to describe someone who looks unwell or sickly. It can refer to a person who appears pale, weak, or tired, often due to illness or exhaustion. The word suggests a lack of vitality and robustness, indicating a temporary or longer-term state of poor health.