Absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

"Her nose was just as sharp though -- 'peaky' I used to call it," nodded the Duchess.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Lady Caprice] Reference

You can see how peaky she looks in this photograph.    From Wordnik.com.  [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference

“You look peaky, darling,” he said in a loud voice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Little Lady Agency and the Prince] Reference

And this is a reasonably, isolated, peaky kind of a place.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 24, 2002] Reference

(My young son in the greengrocer line); or a governess, peaky and pale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 20, 1891] Reference

"If Mother could see us now, she wouldn't call us 'peaky,'" said Philip.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sea of Adventure]

He wore the lighter hedjet crown of Upper Egypt, and he looked pale and peaky.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warlock]

Brent was probably four or five when this style began and he named it his peaky.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hair Fashion: Brent & the Peaky « Colleen Anderson] Reference

Some advocate using acupuncture or even hypnosis to cure this peaky seasonal ailment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Companies Cashing In On Allergies] Reference

Our last Glorious Leader also looked distinctly peaky before his political assassination.    From Wordnik.com.  [Malicious narrative on Brown's health (and hair)] Reference

I sort of like the meringue all peaky-- it looks more exciting than a plain smooth topping.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pineapple Meringue Cupcakes] Reference

I think he quite loved that peaky and it served to help in the future when he had a little mishap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hair Fashion: Brent & the Peaky « Colleen Anderson] Reference

'You're looking peaky; you need feeding up, but you'll have to wait a bit for dinner, I'm afraid.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]

She wanted to bring a friend with her, she said, a girl who was peaky after too long nursing of a sick mother in London.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Bread] Reference

He was a small boy, nine at most, and peaky, with the mouth of an angel and, at the moment at any rate, the eyes of a Pekinese.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Work for the Undertaker]

"I've taken on this new job, though, of course, if I'd known you were going to be measly for so long, and then be so peaky afterwards ...".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sea of Adventure]

The other's peaky face lengthened in astonishment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights] Reference

"Your voice sounds peaky; you have been doing too much.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Light O' the Morning] Reference

An ecoboost 2.4 I4 will probably replace the peaky 3.7 V6.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog Green] Reference

She's pale and peaky with ignorance about Ascot this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Woman with the Fan] Reference

He's a peaky little chap; it comes of being a poet, I think.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of the Treasure Seekers] Reference

Uses of LNG Very, very peaky The storage conundrum Any alternative?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Mike Dent sent along some sneaky peaky footage of the Watchmen flick.    From Wordnik.com.  [Angry Zen Master] Reference

It is looking peaky because Brown squandered our wealth (and future generations).    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

So here we have Luke Wilson, still looking a little peaky and dressed in a difficult brown.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Now, at the end of the 2000s, capitalism's golden goose is looking decidedly peaky as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

His features were peaky and sallow, and his little pointed beard was thready and ill-nourished.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes] Reference

Are South Africa really as good as they think they are? cricket team are looking a little peaky.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Kevin Pietersen gives England fresh angle in series against South Africa] Reference

I thought there was something wrong about you when you came in; you had a peaky, under-fed look.    From Wordnik.com.  [Doctor Luttrell's First Patient] Reference

His healthcare reform push is looking a bit peaky and a direct appeal to the people was warranted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alanat News] Reference

The same peaky nose, pointed chin, little thin ears set close to her head, fine hair -- the Yankee school-marm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gulmore, The Boss] Reference

It was a cold, raw day, with the moors wrapped in mist, and the poor little maid looked small, peaky and pinched.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modern Broods] Reference

And if ye'd seen 'm this afternoon -- the little peaky, shaky fellow that he was! and a doctor, too, feelin' his pulse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sandra Belloni — Complete] Reference

But his face was clearly distinguishable -- a peaky, thin face, the upper part in the shadow of the peak of a discoloured tweed cap.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Yellow Streak] Reference

I have forgotten whether she said they looked "mangy," or "measly," or "peaky;" but she conveyed her idea in some such graphic phrase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jersey Street and Jersey Lane Urban and Suburban Sketches] Reference

He was an even smaller man than I had thought -- frail and peaky, with a manner which was more nervous than it had been in the morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales of Terror and Mystery] Reference