peckish

Adjective Satellite

• somewhat hungry
• easily irritated or annoyed

Adj

• mildly hungry
• irritable; crotchety

Adjective

• Feeling slightly hungry, or irritable.

Examples

• After hours of Scrabble, he felt peckish for a snack, but couldn’t abandon the game.
• After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.

Synonyms

cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy, snackish, snacky

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