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



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