LICKERISH


Meaning of LICKERISH in English

ˈlik(ə)rish, -rēsh adjective

Etymology: alteration (influenced by -ish ) of lickerous

1.

a. : fond of good food : eager to taste or enjoy

he drank … rather by way of good fellowship than from a lickerish appetite — W.E.Heitland

b. : having a craving : desirous

their own lickerish affection to gold — Jonathan Swift

2. obsolete : tempting to the appetite : dainty

and wouldst thou seek again to trap me here with lickerish baits — John Milton

3. : having or suggesting lustful desires : lecherous

they responded with … frank, lickerish stares — Shelby Foote

• lick·er·ish·ly adverb

• lick·er·ish·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.