Peckish
/ˈpek.ɪʃ/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 mildly hungry British, colloquial
"After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish."
- 2 irritable; crotchety colloquial
Adjective
- 1 easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
- 2 somewhat hungry wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom was feeling peckish, so he rang room service and ordered a hamburger."
Etymology
From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.