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Grammar : Adj

Spell : pek-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛk ɪʃ

Definition of peckish

Origin : "somewhat hungry," literally "disposed to peck," 1785, from peck (v.) + -ish. Related: Peckishly; peckishness.

As in starving/starved : adj deprived of food
As in starving : adj deprived
As in short-tempered : adj quick to anger

Example sentences :

That's a sign that you're so peckish you could swallow anything.
Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens

Why, of course, this is their breakfast-time, and the sight of us has made them peckish.
Extract from : « The Ocean Cat's Paw » by George Manville Fenn

We're not likely to be in time for table d'hte—not that I'm peckish.
Extract from : « The Travelling Companions » by F. Anstey

If youre going up in the air, Captain, youll be peckish, the man said.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound » by Alice B. Emerson

And I am as peckish as I can be, said the boy, a rapid thought flashing through his mind.
Extract from : « A Very Naughty Girl » by L. T. Meade

The luncheon gong will go in a minute or two, and this keen air makes one peckish—Eh, what?
Extract from : « The Silent Barrier » by Louis Tracy

Peckish is though more likely to be derived from the action of birds when eating, as all slang has its origin in metaphor.
Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

If I felt sort of peckish they let me suck a little glass thermometer, but there is not much nourishment really in thermometers.
Extract from : « "Speaking of Operations--" » by Irvin S. Cobb

"I'm peckish again," he said, climbing to the deck, and wiping the perspiration from his forehead with a piece of oily waste.
Extract from : « Under the Star-Spangled Banner » by F. S. Brereton

Well, now I'm off home, for its peckish work mowing on an empty belly, and the mother'll be looking out for me.
Extract from : « Austin and His Friends » by Frederic H. Balfour

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