ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lickerous

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Lickerous is an adjective meaning (archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.

Meaning

(archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.

Example Sentences

"My lady, thou art lickerous." He smiled, pressing the heel of his hand against her.
Next up the valley beyond him lived Phineas Cowan, whose inclinations, in spite of his advanced age, were lustful and lickerous.
The broad-faced, sluttish helot, the slave wife Grubby and warm, who opens unashamed Her thousand wombs unguarded to the lickerous sun.
[...] and taking leave of each other with a courteous kiss, she pleasantly passed forth on her journey and this untoward lickerous chamberlain repaired homeward.

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Related dictionary entries include licorous, lickerish, lubricious, lechy, liquorish, lickery.

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