Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Lickerish — Lick er*ish, a. [Cf. {Lecherous}.] 1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. The lickerish palate of the glutton. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a brute.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lickerish — index lascivious, lecherous, prurient, salacious, suggestive (risqué) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lickerish — [lik′ər ish] adj. [altered < lickerous < ME lykerous < Anglo Fr form of OFr lecheros] 1. Now Rare a) lecherous; lustful; lewd b) greedy or eager, esp. to eat or taste 2. Obs. tempting the appetite … English World dictionary
lickerish — adjective Etymology: alteration of lickerous, from Middle English likerous, probably modification of Anglo French *lekerous, lecherus lecherous, from lechur lecher Date: 14th century 1. greedy, desirous 2. obsolete tempting to the appetite 3.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lickerish — lickerishly, adv. lickerishness, n. /lik euhr ish/, adj. Archaic. 1. fond of and eager for choice food. 2. greedy; longing. 3. lustful; lecherous. Also, liquorish. [1300 50; ME liker(ous) pleasing to the taste, lit., to a licker (see … Universalium
lickerish — Synonyms and related words: animal, aphrodisiomaniacal, appetitive, bawdy, carnal, clitoromaniacal, concupiscent, desiderative, desireful, desiring, desirous, dirty, eager, ejaculatory, erotic, eroticomaniacal, erotomaniacal, fleshly, goatish,… … Moby Thesaurus
Lickerish — licorice … Dictionary of Australian slang
lickerish — Australian Slang licorice … English dialects glossary
lickerish — . Greedy, lascivious … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
lickerish — adj. (Archaic) lustful, lascivious; yearning for delicacies; greedy … English contemporary dictionary
