Zora Neale Hurston

I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.

American Dramatist

Understand 'peaky' is mainly a British term, less common elsewhere.

British Tone

'Peaky' often suggests minor illness, not severe sickness.

Health Concern

Using 'peaky' implies concern, it's not a compliment.

Not Complimentary

In American slang, 'peaky' describes something at an intense level.

Colloquial Peaks

'Peaky' can imply the climax of a negative trait or feeling.

Negative Climax

The word 'peaky' often suggests a temporary, not permanent, state.

Temporary Extreme

 variation of solar and wind power by combining them with renewables in other places or of other kinds let me show you how this can work for example the isolated Texas grids summer electric loads can get much smaller and less peaky with more efficient use profitably

Peaky

British Tone

Health Concern

Not Complimentary

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