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Word: peckish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first thing that goes awry this fine Sunday morning is that Chuck oversleeps, leaving the promised breakfast unmade and each of the Graveses peckish and unsettled. When he finally appears, the man who has so far embodied "Doug's idea of a perfect houseguest in all ways" behaves oddly. He takes advantage of a moment alone with Doug to confide that one of Doug's recently ditched mistresses has been threatening to make trouble, but then assures his host, "This is something that requires no effort at all on your part. I'll see it's taken care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: When The Outrageous Is the Norm THE HOUSEGUEST | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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