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peckish

/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
peck-ish
IPA
/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mildly hungry

Colloquial

adj

irritable; crotchety

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/
  • British English: /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more peckish (comparative) most peckish (superlative)

Derived Forms

peckishly peckishness

Synonyms

snackish snacky cranky fractious irritable nettlesome peevish pettish petulant scratchy testy tetchy

Questions

How do you pronounce peckish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/.
What does peckish mean?
mildly hungry
Where does peckish come from?
From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.

How to pronounce peckish

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