peckish
Adjective
Synonyms:
cranky
fractious
irritable
nettlesome
peevish
pettish
petulant
scratchy
testy
tetchy
techy
WordNet 3.0
Adjective
(2)
somewhat hungry
easily irritated or annoyed
“an incorrigibly fractious young man”
“not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
Synonyms:
cranky
fractious
irritable
nettlesome
peevish
pettish
petulant
scratchy
testy
tetchy
techy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
peckish
\peck"ish\
, a. Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] "When shall I feel peckish again?" --Beaconsfield.
[1913 Webster]
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