Definition of peckish Peckish

peckβ€’ish

We found 9 definitions of peckish from 5 different sources.

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What does peckish mean?

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Adjective

peckish, peckisher, peckishest

peckish - somewhat hungry
  hungry feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
peckish - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
  cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
  ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • peckish (a.)
    Inclined to eat; hungry.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue πŸ‘…

  • peckish
    Hungry.

Part of speech

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  • peckish, adjective.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

peckish in sign language
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