ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lickerish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Lickerish is an adjective meaning Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.

Meaning

Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.

More Meanings

  1. Lecherous; lustful, mawkish.
  2. Tempting the appetite; dainty.
  3. (Northern England) Sweet, luscious.
  4. During mating season.

Example Sentences

Fighting like seals in a lickerish estuary
I thought of all the lickerish pleasures of Felicity Place.
Birdsong, who followed the Colombian, stopped his hymn singing at this lickerish pantomime and watched his fellow muleteer in righteous disapproval. Condemnation was written in the Arkansan's very back and stride.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lickerous, liquorous, licorous, prurient, lickery, appetent.

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