peckish

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

somewhat hungry
easily irritated or annoyed

Adj

mildly hungry
irritable; crotchety

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 18

peckish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peckish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peckish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

peckish is a valid Words With Friends word