Peckish meaning

pĕkĭsh
The definition of peckish is hungry or cranky.

An example of peckish is if you are in the mood for something to eat and feeling hunger pains in your stomach.

An example of peckish is if you are over-tired and snapping at people.

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Somewhat hungry.
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Cross; irritable.
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Somewhat hungry.
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(colloquial) Irritable; crotchety.
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Ill-tempered; irritable.
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(colloquial) Mildly hungry.
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(colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
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(colloquial) Native to Peckham.
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Origin of peckish

  • From peck to eat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • peck (“(verb)") +"Ž -ish

    From Wiktionary

Peckish Sentence Examples

  • Midnight snacks are available on board for those feeling a little peckish.

  • Lee, feeling a bit peckish, went to put some chips on.

  • Fifthly are you and Chis having a curry or pizza hut tonight as I'm actually quite peckish.

  • Or maybe everyone wets their appetites, so the supermarket needn't worry about giving away samples - we're all peckish anyway.

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