 peckish |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] (British) somewhat hungry | |
| Related terms: | UK hungry | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] easily irritated or annoyed | |
| Synonyms: | irritable peevish nettlesome techy fractious petulant testy tetchy pettish cranky | |
| Examples: | "an incorrigibly fractious young man" "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" |
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| Related terms: | ill-natured | |
| Similar spelling: |
puckish peacock peachick Pesek |
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