Synonyms for peckish
ˈpɛk ɪʃpeck·ish

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1. peckishadjective

   somewhat hungry

   Synonyms:
   scratchy, fractious, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, techy, petulant, irritable, tetchy, testy, pettish

   Antonyms:
   thirsty, good-natured

2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective

   easily irritated or annoyed

   "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, rough, tender, bothersome, galling, cranky, gravelly, crank, pesky, scratchy, pettish, pestiferous, pestering, abrasive, uneven, vexing, petulant, irritable, excitable, plaguey, refractory, teasing, tippy, peevish, rasping, recalcitrant, nettlesome, fractious, plaguy, tetchy, testy, spotty, techy, vexatious, raspy, annoying, grating

   Antonyms:
   good-natured, thirsty

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1. List of paraphrases for "peckish":

   hollow

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