Definition of Peckish in English :

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Peckish meaning in English

Meaning of Peckish in English

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Peckish pronunciation in English

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Peckish

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Adjective

1. peckish

somewhat hungry

2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy

easily irritated or annoyed

Example Sentences:
'an incorrigibly fractious young man'
'not the least nettlesome of his countrymen'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Peckish

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adjective
informal, mainly British
feeling slightly hungry; having an appetite

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Peckish

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adjective
1.  British, Informal
somewhat hungry
2.  Informal
cross; irritable

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Peckish

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adj.
1. Ill-tempered; irritable.
2. Chiefly British Somewhat hungry.

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