peckish

peck·ish

P0140250 (pĕk′ĭsh)adj.1. Ill-tempered; irritable.2. Chiefly British Somewhat hungry.

[From peck, to eat.]

peckish

(ˈpɛkɪʃ) adjinformal chiefly Brit feeling slightly hungry; having an appetite[C18: from peck²]

peck•ish

(ˈpɛk ɪʃ)

adj. Chiefly Brit. somewhat hungry. [1775–85]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	peckish - somewhat hungryBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomhungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
	2.	peckish - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, nettlesome, cranky, fractiousill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

Translations

饥饿的

peck

(pek) verb1. (of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat. The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.啄2. to eat very little. She just pecks (at) her food.吃一点点3. to kiss quickly and briefly. She pecked her mother on the cheek.匆忙地吻 noun1. a tap or bite with the beak. The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.啄2. a brief kiss. a peck on the cheek.匆匆一吻ˈpeckish adjective rather hungry. I feel a bit peckish.饥饿的

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adj somewhat hungry

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adj easily irritated or annoyed

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