kitishadj.
/ˈkʌɪtɪʃ/ Resembling or of the nature of a kite; greedy.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective]
lustfulc893
yevereOE
covetousa1300
unmeasurablea1398
lustsomea1400
over-lustya1500
coveting1526
kitish1566
inexpleble1569
salt1598
over-desirous1647
voraginousa1652
sitient1656
voragious1665
gluttonous1671
ingorgeous1679
voracious1746
edacious1819
snack1883
desperatea1958
1566 W. Adlington tr. Apuleius .XI. Bks. Golden Asse xxiii. f. 64 I could not escape the kitishe eyes of the old woman.
1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 32 All your maners more agree vnto the Kytish kinde.
1608 Bp. T. Morton Preamble Incounter Pref. sig. A2 Is not your Defence..a Kitish Doue?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online January 2018).
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adj.1566- violet water
- violet-adorned
- violet-apple
- violet-bed
- violet-black
- violet-blind
- violet-blindness
- violet-blue
- violet-colored
- violet-coloured
- violet-crowned
- violet-dewy
- violet-ear
- violet-eared
- violet-embroidered
- violet-fly
- violet-garlanded
- violet-green swallow
- violet-headed
- violet-hooded
- violet-horned
- violet-hued
- violet-inwoven
- violet-like
- violet-pear