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Definition of lickerish in English: lickerishadjective ˈlɪkərɪʃˈlɪk(ə)rɪʃ 1Lecherous. lickerish grins and dirty jokes Example sentencesExamples - I would like to think - to the pure, all things are pure - that all the mystery words will eventually be revealed as innocent teases designed to mock the lickerish mind.
- My nose would rival Pinocchio's were I to deny the smoldering impact of such lickerish lines as these.
Synonyms lustful, licentious, lascivious, libidinous, prurient, lewd, salacious, lubricious, debauched, dissolute, wanton, loose, fast, impure, unchaste, intemperate, dissipated, degenerate, sinful, depraved, crude, goatish 2West Indian archaic Fond of eating; greedy.
Derivatives adverb Nor was I a party to the other guys’ lickerishly described activities in the last row at the movies. Example sentencesExamples - Let him smile, but not lickerishly or with too gaping an aspect.
Origin Late 15th century: alteration of obsolete lickerous, in the same sense, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French lecheros (see lecherous). Definition of lickerish in US English: lickerishadjectiveˈlik(ə)riSHˈlɪk(ə)rɪʃ Lecherous. a barrage of lickerish grins and dirty jokes Example sentencesExamples - My nose would rival Pinocchio's were I to deny the smoldering impact of such lickerish lines as these.
- I would like to think - to the pure, all things are pure - that all the mystery words will eventually be revealed as innocent teases designed to mock the lickerish mind.
Synonyms lustful, licentious, lascivious, libidinous, prurient, lewd, salacious, lubricious, debauched, dissolute, wanton, loose, fast, impure, unchaste, intemperate, dissipated, degenerate, sinful, depraved, crude, goatish
Origin Late 15th century: alteration of obsolete lickerous, in the same sense, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French lecheros (see lecherous). |