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peck⋅ish
[pek-ish] 
ɪʃ
–adjective Chiefly British Informal.
| 1. | somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish. |
| 2. | rather irritable: He's always a bit peckish after his nap. |
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| peck·ish (pěk'ĭsh) adj.
[From peck1, to eat.] |
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Peckish
Peck"ish\, a. Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] "When shall I feel peckish again?" --Beaconsfield.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : peckish
Spanish:
algo hambriento,
German:
hungrig,
Japanese:
空腹の
peckish
"disposed to peck, somewhat hungry," 1785, from peck (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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