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peckish

UK/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/

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Australia/ˈpek.ɪʃ/

peckish adjective: mildly hungry.

Adjective

peckish (comparative more peckish, superlative most peckish)

  1. (colloquial) mildly hungry
    • After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.
    Synonyms:
    snackish, snacky
  2. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety

peckish meaning in Tamil and Bengali

peckish in Tamil

கடுகடுப்பாய்

peckish in Bengali

হালকা ক্ষুধার্ত, চটচটে, বিরক্তিকরভাবে মেজাজী

Synonyms of peckish

Forms of peckish

comparativemore peckish
superlativemost peckish

Origin of peckish

From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.

Words formed from peckish

Questions about peckish

What does peckish mean?
Peckish means mildly hungry.
What is peckish in Tamil?
Peckish in Tamil is கடுகடுப்பாய். See Peckish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peckish?
Peckish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce peckish?
Peckish is pronounced /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near peckish in the dictionary

  1. peckings
  2. Peckinpah
  3. Peckinpahesque
  4. Peckinpaugh
  5. Peckinpaughs
  6. peckish
  7. peckishly
  8. peckishness
  9. peckled
  10. Peckleton
  11. Pecknarm

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