Dictionary Definition
peckish adj
1 somewhat hungry
2 easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly
fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
[syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy]
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English
Etymology
From peck; literally “inclined to peck.”Adjective
peckish (colloquial)Translations
mildly hungry
- German: hungrig
- Russian: голодный
irritable
- Russian: раздражительный
- ttbc French: affamé, avoir la dent
- ttbc Norwegian: fysen