What does peckish mean?
Peckish means (colloquial, British) mildly hungry.
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/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ · adjective
(colloquial, British) mildly hungry.
After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.
Use peckish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peckish means (colloquial, British) mildly hungry.
Common synonyms include snackish, snacky, fractious, petulant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.
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