cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed; “an incorrigibly fractious young man”; “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
peckish
(adjective) somewhat hungry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peckish (comparative more peckish, superlative most peckish)
(colloquial) mildly hungry
(colloquial) irritable; crotchety
(colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
(colloquial) Native to Peckham.
Source: Wiktionary
Peck"ish, a.
Definition: Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] "When shall I feel peckish again" Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 September 2024
(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
