peckish

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peckish

/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ UK, US
/ˈpek.ɪʃ/ Australia

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

adjective more peckish · most peckish

colloquial mildly hungry After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.
Similar: snackish, snacky
colloquial irritable; crotchety

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adj mildly hungry

Español	apetente, tener un poco de hambre
Deutsch	hungrig, leicht hungrig, etwas hungrig, ein wenig hungrig
Русский	проголодавшийся progolodavšijsja

adj irritable

Português	irritadiço
Deutsch	reizbar, nervös, launig, nörglerisch
Русский	раздражи́тельный razdražítelʹnyj

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@misc{peckish_2026,
  title = {peckish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peckish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}