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Meanings of peckish in anglès

Easily irritated or annoyed.

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              Usage of peckish in anglès
              1
              There's also a Continental food and craft market if you get peckish.
              The Irish Times
              2
              A peckish Saturn fresh run out of young, the town devours itself.
              Voice of the Fire
              3
              A fear rises up within him: he is starting to feel peckish.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Having survived your morning bath, you may be feeling a little peckish.
              The South African
              5
              And with someone who closed their eyes and someone who was peckish.
              The First Case
              6
              And if you're peckish, cheese and meat platters cost a tenner.
              The Guardian
              7
              It's around now we get peckish and start craving handbag biscuits.
              News.com.au
              8
              Miss Tarabotti, once composed, was generally of a peckish proclivity.
              Soulless
              9
              To tell you the truth, I'm getting a bit peckish.
              An Amiable Charlatan
              10
              I am feeling very peckish,' I should be stumped altogether.
              The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru
              11
              He gnaws barbed wire whenever he feels a little peckish.
              The Irish Times
              12
              I swear I have an appetite; they make one peckish, these suicides, n'est-ce pas?
              A Chair on the Boulevard
              13
              Don't you happen to be peckish, sir?-'cause, luck or no luck, that's my case.
              Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
              14
              If you're simply not feeling peckish you can miss breakfast and save $20.
              The Guardian
              15
              Feeling peckish, I set off in search of sustenance.
              Shadows in Bronze
              16
              Naturally I am peckish when lunchtime rolls around, but my journalist's sense of discipline prevails.
              BBC
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