Associations to the word «Peckish»

Wiktionary

PECKISH, adjective. (colloquial) mildly hungry
PECKISH, adjective. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety
PECKISH, adjective. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
PECKISH, adjective. (colloquial) Native to Peckham.

Dictionary definition

PECKISH, adjective. Somewhat hungry.
PECKISH, adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".

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