peckish

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If you're feeling peckish, there is a host of munchies like burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches available.

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  1. adjective Ill-tempered; irritable.
  2. adjective Chiefly British Somewhat hungry.

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  • Apart from peckish, I have also felt rather puckish at times. —  SomethingWickedSFandHorrorMagazine#6
  • They get peckish, but never quite reach that outermost pitch of actual hunger that we feel. —  Jade Woman - Jonathan Gash - Lovejoy 12
  • Guests at a new Maastricht hotel won't have to leave their Twitter stream if they're feeling peckish-they can just tweet their requests to the front desk, @townhousehotels. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • I refer, as the better informed among you will have guessed, to Sir Alex's Successor Syndrome (Sass), a condition that is currently chewing through top-level English coaching like a peckish Ricky Hatton at an eat-all-you-want buffet. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • But if you were feeling a little more peckish, maybe Johnny Rocket's can feed the need with its 1,020-calorie, $12 Rocket Double. —  Bats
 

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/ˈpɛkɪʃ/
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