Synonyms of the word

peckish

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

cranky

• adj. (obsolete) Weak, unwell.
• adj. (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; shaky.
• adj. Grouchy, irritable; easily upset.
• adj. Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
• adj. (archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.

fractious

• adj. given to troublemaking.
• adj. irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

hungry

• adj. Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
• adj. (figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
• adj. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

ill-natured

• adj. Having a bad nature, whether.

irritable

• adj. Capable of being irritated.
• adj. Easily exasperated or excited.
• adj. Responsive to stimuli.

nettlesome

• adj. (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.
• adj. (of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

peevish

• adj. Constantly complaining; fretful, whining.

pettish

• adj. bad-tempered; peevish.

petulant

• adj. childishly irritable.
• adj. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

scratchy

• adj. Characterized by scratches.
• adj. (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
• adj. (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result…
• adj. (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from…

techy

• adj. (informal) technical.
• adj. Obsolete form of tetchy.

testy

• adj. Easily annoyed, irritable.
• adj. Marked by impatience or ill humor.

tetchy

• adj. Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible.