Lickerishness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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