peckish

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. somewhat hungry
  2. easily irritated or annoyed“an incorrigibly fractious young man”“not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”Synonyms: crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy
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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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