as in hungry
feeling a desire or need for food
I think I'll have a snack before we go, as I'm feeling a bit peckish
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Recent Examples of peckish
The teeny cut-outs look like the work of a very polite, hungry goldfish or maybe a peckish guinea pig.
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Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025
The miniature sandwich felt more appropriate for a kids meal or someone feeling peckish.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Those feeling peckish while looking at the view can order small plates, salads, sandwiches, a sweet treat, or a cheese and honey plate stacked with Anatolian cheeses.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2024
After enough pressure, an unfortunately peckish wolf might get a mouthful of foul-tasting blood instead.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
On Saturdays, the hotel hosts a traditional ceremony in its Garden Court dining room, where stands of classic English bites like scones and finger sandwiches decorate the tables and serve as the perfect pick-me-up for peckish tourists and locals alike.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
Feeling peckish?
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
Feeling peckish and looking for a nice, homey place to have a bite to eat?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
Guests can relax in style on its plentiful lounge chairs, or grab a drink at Tipsy Bar, its idyllic watering hole with a wood shake roof that also serves light bites for peckish guests.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2022
Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025
The miniature sandwich felt more appropriate for a kids meal or someone feeling peckish.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
Those feeling peckish while looking at the view can order small plates, salads, sandwiches, a sweet treat, or a cheese and honey plate stacked with Anatolian cheeses.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2024
After enough pressure, an unfortunately peckish wolf might get a mouthful of foul-tasting blood instead.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
On Saturdays, the hotel hosts a traditional ceremony in its Garden Court dining room, where stands of classic English bites like scones and finger sandwiches decorate the tables and serve as the perfect pick-me-up for peckish tourists and locals alike.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
Feeling peckish?
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
Feeling peckish and looking for a nice, homey place to have a bite to eat?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
Guests can relax in style on its plentiful lounge chairs, or grab a drink at Tipsy Bar, its idyllic watering hole with a wood shake roof that also serves light bites for peckish guests.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peckish
hungry
Adjective
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The result is a record which captures Motörhead in their formative period, fresh from the early lineup which recorded the tracks that would later make up 1979’s On Parole album, yet hungry with the ambition that would turn them into one of the U.K.’s biggest heavy exports of the ’70s and ’80s.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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Remember the body blow of injustice, and don’t get mad — get hungry.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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“Peckish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peckish. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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