Associations to the word «Peckish»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PECKISH, adjective. Somewhat hungry.
PECKISH, adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras