lickerishly

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lickerishly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lickerish \Lick"er*ish\, a. [Cf. Lecherous.]
     1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy;
        greedy. "The lickerish palate of the glutton." --Bp. Hall.
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     2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. "Lickerish baits, fit to
        insnare a brute." --Milton.
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     3. Lecherous; lustful. --Robert of Brunne.
        [1913 Webster] -- Lick"er*ish*ly, adv. --
        Lick"er*ish*ness, n.
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