peckish
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Mahaffy, who starred in the exuberant revival of “A Man of No Importance” at A Noise Within last season, is more insistently peckish — hungry rather than hangry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
And that in whatever jazzy afterlife exists for wayward novelists, they’re up there ashing carelessly into their martinis, and letting ids and peckish wildcats run free.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
After a peckish day of few feeds — because mum had been busy putting opponents through the wringer — 10-month-old Athéna made amends that night.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Using infrared sensors, the team watched which landing platforms the peckish mosquitoes chose.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2023
A train of mules trailed behind them, carrying chests and ~ casks and barrels, and hampers of delectables to keep the lord of cheese from growing peckish.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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The Suffix -ish, Part 4
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