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Peckish

//ˈpek.ɪʃ// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    mildly hungry British, colloquial

    "After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish."

  2. 2
    irritable; crotchety colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
  2. 2
    somewhat hungry wordnet

Etymology

From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.

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