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Added 10 October 2026

peckish

/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about peckish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Somewhat hungry.
Easily irritated or annoyed.
an incorrigibly fractious young man

Origin

From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.

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