Synonyms for peckish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pek-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛk ɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for peckish Other synonyms for the word peckish
- dying
- emaciated
- empty
- faint
- famished
- fiery
- flying light
- grouchy
- haggard
- have munchies
- hot-blooded
- hot-tempered
- hungering
- hungry
- ill-tempered
- impatient
- irascible
- irritable
- malnourished
- peaked
- peaky
- peckish
- perishing
- pinched
- quick-tempered
- rattleboned
- ravenous
- short-fused
- skinny
- snappish
- snappy
- temperamental
- testy
- thin
- touchy
- underfed
- undernourished
- volatile
- weakened
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for peckish
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