liquorish

[ lik-er-ish ]

/ ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ /

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adjective Archaic.

a variant of lickerish.

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Words nearby liquorish

liquid x, liquify, liquor, liquorice, liquorice allsorts, liquorish, liquor store, liquor up, lira, lira da braccio, lirella

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How to use liquorish in a sentence

Her nostrils recalled the smell, and her eyes saw the long, thin nose and the dull liquorish eyes beside her on the pillow.
A Mere Accident|George Moore
He turned a liquorish eye upon me, and murmured, between the puffs of smoke, "What might ye be wantin' of him?"
The Log of a Sea-Waif|Frank T. Bullen
Liquorish, now usually spelled lickerish, is allied to lecherous, and has no connection with liquor or with liquorice.
Minor Poems by Milton|John Milton
Vainly do I wait for you in de Zwaen, and I draw evil forebodings from this liquorish living.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster

If she be liquorish and sweet-tooth'd, she leads your children the ready road to an Hospital.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple (1682)|A. Marsh

British Dictionary definitions for liquorish

liquorish

/ (ˈlɪkərɪʃ) /

adjective

a variant spelling of lickerish

British a variant of liquorice

Derived forms of liquorish

liquorishly, adverbliquorishness, noun

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