peckish in English
- peckish⇄adv. peckishly.
- peckish⇄peckish, adjective.
1. somewhat hungry; disposed to peck or eat.
Ex. At forty, admittedly, I rarely feel even peckish (New Yorker).
2. (Figurative.) impatient; irritable.
Ex. I am hungry, thirsty, peckish (Manchester Guardian).