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    peckish
    /ˈpɛkɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. hungry: informal British "I hadn't eaten and was quite peckish"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPECKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Peckish means slightly hungry, especially in the UK. Learn how to use this adjective, its synonyms, and its pronunciation, and see examples from corpora and sources on the web.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peckishPeckish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Peckish is an adjective that means hungry or crotchety, especially in British English. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of peckish from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › peckishPECKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Peckish definition: somewhat hungry. See examples of PECKISH used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › peckishPeckish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're peckish, you're a tad hungry (not starving, but hungry enough to poke around the kitchen cabinets). While the informal word peckish is more common in the UK, most people in North America will know what you mean if you say, "I'm feeling a little peckish — should we make some popcorn?"

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPECKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Peckish means feeling slightly hungry or having an appetite, especially in British informal speech. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from Collins Dictionary.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › peckishPeckish - definition of peckish by The Free Dictionary

    Peckish means feeling slightly hungry or having an appetite, especially in British English. Find out how to say peckish in different languages, such as Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPECKISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Peckish means slightly hungry, and it is an adjective used in UK English. Learn how to say peckish in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese, with the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary.