lickerish


lick·er·ish

L0153900 (lĭk′ər-ĭsh)adj.1. Lascivious; lecherous.2. Greedy; desirous.3. a. Archaic Relishing good food.b. Obsolete Arousing hunger; appetizing.
[Middle English likerous, perhaps from Old French lecheor, lekier; see lecher.]
lick′er·ish·ly adv.lick′er·ish·ness n.

lickerish

(ˈlɪkərɪʃ) or

liquorish

adj1. lecherous or lustful2. greedy; gluttonous3. appetizing or tempting[C16: changed from C13 lickerous, via Norman French from Old French lechereus lecherous; see lecher] ˈlickerishly, ˈliquorishly adv ˈlickerishness, ˈliquorishness n

lick•er•ish

or liq•uor•ish

(ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ)

adj. Archaic. 1. fond of and eager for choice food. 2. greedy; longing. 3. lustful; lecherous. [1545–55; alter., by suffix substitution, of Middle English likerous < Anglo-French *likerous, for Middle French lechereus lecherous] lick′er•ish•ly, adv. lick′er•ish•ness, n.