English adjective: peckish | |||
1. | peckish somewhat hungry | ||
Similar | hungry | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
Antonyms | thirsty | ||
2. | peckish easily irritated or annoyed | ||
Samples | An incorrigibly fractious young man. Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. | ||
Synonyms | cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||