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Meaning of PECKISH

Pronunciation:  'pekish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
  2. [adj]  (British) somewhat hungry
 
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 Synonyms: cranky, fractious, hungry, ill-natured, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Peck"ish\, a.
Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] ``When shall I feel
peckish again?'' --Beaconsfield.
 

 

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