peckish

peck (English)

A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.. One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. A small kiss.. An act of striking with a beak. Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects. (regional) To throw.. To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of teh flat of the foot. (rare) To type in general.. (transitive) To form [...]

-ish (English)

(appended to adjectives) Somewhat.. (appended to many kinds of words) Typical or similar to.. (appended to numbers, especially times and ages) About, approximately.. (appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions) Of a nationality, place, language or similar association with something.

peckish (English)

(colloquial) Native to Peckham.. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety. (colloquial) mildly hungry.