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What is another word for Peckish? – 153 Peckish Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    hungry famished starving ravenous voracious empty hollow growling faint lightheaded weak peckish lean meager sparse scarce insufficient unsatisfied unfulfilled craving longing yearning desirous eager keen sharp pangs emptiness hollowness hunger pangs gnawing hollow-eyed pinched peaked wan pale tired exhausted spent fatigued weary enfeebled debilitated feeble

    Meaning of Peckish

    feeling slightly hungry

    Definitions

    • Feeling slightly hungry
    • * Having a slight desire for food

    Etymology of Peckish

    The word "peckish" has its roots in the mid-19th century, derived from the verb "peck," which means to eat slowly and in small amounts, often birds eating grain or insects

    Example Uses

    • I'm feeling a bit peckish, let's grab a snack
    • * After the long walk, I was peckish and ready for lunch
    • * She was peckish and decided to have a small breakfast before heading out

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    full satisfied content replete satiated stuffed bloated gorged overfed glutted sated surfeited cloyed jaded disinterested unenthusiastic apathetic lethargic sluggish dull lethargic languid listless inert torpid somnolent

    Related Nouns

    hunger appetite craving yearning longing emptiness hollowness weakness fatigue exhaustion faintness lightheadedness dizziness nausea queasiness stomach belly abdomen gut intestines digestive system nourishment sustenance food meal snack refreshment

    Related Verbs

    eat drink consume devour gobble gulp swallow sip nibble peck gnaw chew crunch munch savor relish feast dine lunch snack graze forage hunt gather harvest

    Related Adjectives

    hungry starving ravenous famished empty hollow weak faint lightheaded tired exhausted spent fatigued weary enfeebled debilitated feeble lean meager sparse scarce insufficient unsatisfied unfulfilled craving longing yearning desirous eager keen sharp