English Explanatory Dictionary

peckish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. mildly hungry
  2. irritable; crotchety

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ En-us-peckish.ogg /ˈpek.ɪʃ/

Word forms

peckish more peckish most peckish

Etymology

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

Synonyms

snackish snacky

Derived words

peckishly peckishness
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary