peckish

Adjective
Synonyms: crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy

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Adjective (2)

  1. somewhat hungryOpposite thirstySimilar hungry
  2. easily irritated or annoyed“an incorrigibly fractious young man”“not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”Synonyms: crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechyOpposite good-naturedSimilar ill-natured

Related words petulance noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

peck′ish adjective

Inclined to eat; hungry. colloquial “When shall I feel peckish again?” Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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