peckish

English

adj

Definitions

(colloquial) mildly hungry
(colloquial) irritable; crotchety
(colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
(colloquial) Native to Peckham.

Etymology

Suffix from English peck (pick at something in the manner of a bird).

Origin

English

peck

Gloss

pick at something in the manner of a bird

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

henpeck English
peck English
pecker English
peckest English
pecketh English
peckishly English
peckishness English
pecky English
woodpeck English
pecken Middle English