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
Rescuers then realised that along with climbing equipment, Wotsits were needed - the lunchbox staple to which the peckish parrot was partial.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
Using infrared sensors, the team watched which landing platforms the peckish mosquitoes chose.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2023
I arrived peckish and beelined for Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant, which spills onto a lawn fronting the Union Steamship Marina.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
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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