LICKERISH
Etymology
Adjective
lickerish (comparative more lickerish, superlative most lickerish)
Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Lecherous; lustful.
Tempting the appetite; dainty.
Source: Wiktionary
Lick"er*ish, a. Etym: [Cf. Lecherous.]
1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
"The lickerish palate of the glutton." Bp. Hall.
2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. "Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a
brute." Milton.
3. lecherous; lustful. Robert of Brunne.
– Lick"er*ish*ly, adv.
– Lick"er*ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition