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peckish

  (pĕk'ĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Ill-tempered; irritable.
  2. Chiefly British. Somewhat hungry.

[From PECK1, to eat.]


 
 
WordNet: peckish
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (British) somewhat hungry

Meaning #2: easily irritated or annoyed
  Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy


 
Translations: Translations for: Peckish

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lidt sulten, fristende, irritabel

Nederlands (Dutch)
hongerig, opvliegend

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) (avoir) un petit creux/un peu faim

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hungrig, schlecht gelaunt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πεινασμένος, ορεξάτος

Italiano (Italian)
affamato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - faminto, irritadiço

Русский (Russian)
голодный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hambriento, irritable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hungrig, sugen

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
饥饿的, 唠叨的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 饑餓的, 嘮叨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 배고픈

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 少し腹のすいた, おこりっぽい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذو شهيه شديدة, جائع, متذمر أو شاك باستمرار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רעב, רעב במקצת‬


 
 

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