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PECKISH
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
Etymology
Adjective
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
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