definition of
[peckish]

[1] #1 peckish s. somewhat hungry. wn

[2] #2 peckish s. [cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen". wn