peckish
English edit
Etymology edit
peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
peckish (comparative more peckish, superlative most peckish)
Translations edit
mildly hungry
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irritable
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References edit
- ^ 1860. John Camden Hotten. A dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words page 188.