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Definitions for peckish
ˈpɛk ɪʃpeck·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
peckishadjective
somewhat hungry
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Wiktionary
peckishadjective
mildly hungry
peckishadjective
irritable; crotchety
peckishadjective
Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
peckishadjective
Native to Peckham.
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peckish
Peckish is an adjective primarily used in British English to describe a state of feeling slightly hungry. It is not related to an intense or urgent hunger, but rather a mild, casual desire to eat.
Webster Dictionary
Peckishadjective
inclined to eat; hungry
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peckish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peckish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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