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peckish

adjective

Meaning

  1. Mildly hungry
  2. Irritable; crotchety
  3. Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
  4. Native to Peckham.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hungry(English)tetchy(English)ill-natured(English)peevish(English)petulant(English)testy(English)irritable(English)pettish(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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