Difference between Peckish and Hungry

What is the difference between Peckish and Hungry?

Peckish as an adjective is mildly hungry while Hungry as an adjective is affected by hunger; desirous of food; having a physical need for food.

Peckish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: mildly hungry irritable; crotchety Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London. Native to Peckham.

Hungry

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: affected by hunger; desirous of food; having a physical need for food.eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.

Example sentence: For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

We hope you now know whether to use Peckish or Hungry in your sentence.

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