liquorish

[lik-er-ish]

adjective Archaic.

lickerish.

lickerish

or liq·uor·ish

[lik-er-ish]

adjective Archaic.

fond of and eager for choice food.
greedy; longing.
lustful; lecherous.

Origin of lickerish

1300–50; Middle English liker(ous) pleasing to the taste, literally, to a licker (see lick, -er¹) + -ish¹

Related formslick·er·ish·ly, adverblick·er·ish·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for liquorish

Historical Examples of liquorish

Is it because a liquorish palate, or a sweet-tooth, as they call it, is not consistent with the sanctity of his character?
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
A liquorish sentimentality is the ever-threatening rock upon which the bark of young American novelists goes to pieces.
Unicorns
James Huneker
Many and great are the injuries of which some men are guilty towards others, for the sake of gratifying some liquorish appetite.
sop's Fables
sop
It is not permitted to ferment more than half a day, because it would not be so liquorish.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
It's too faint for 'bacca-leaves, and it ain't sweet enough for liquorish.
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 1 of 3
William Clark Russell

British Dictionary definitions for liquorish

liquorish

adjective

a variant spelling of lickerish
British a variant of liquorice

Derived Formsliquorishly, adverbliquorishness, noun

lickerish

liquorish

adjective archaic

lecherous or lustful
greedy; gluttonous
appetizing or tempting

Derived Formslickerishly or liquorishly, adverblickerishness or liquorishness, noun

Word Origin for lickerish

C16: changed from C13 lickerous, via Norman French from Old French lechereus lecherous; see lecher

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Word Origin and History for liquorish

lickerish

adj.

"fond of delicious fare," c.1500, from Middle English likerous "pleasing to the palate" (late 13c.), from Anglo-French *likerous, Old French licherous (see lecherous). Unlike the French word, it generally kept close to its literal sense.