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Definitions

lickerish

[lik-er-ish] / ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
licentious
Synonyms
WEAK
abandoned amoral animal carnal corrupt debauched depraved desirous disorderly dissolute fast fast and loose fleshly impure in the fast lane incontinent lascivious lax lecherous lewd libertine libidinous loose lubricious lustful oversexed profligate promiscuous relaxed reprobate salacious satyric scabrous sensual swinging unconstrained uncontrollable uncurbed unmoral unprincipled unruly wanton
Antonyms
WEAK
chaste controlled good innocent moral
ADJECTIVE
lustful
Synonyms
WEAK
amorous aphrodisiacal carnal concupiscent dissolute fulsome itching lascivious lecherous lewd libertine libidinous licentiou-libidinous passionate prurient prurientaphrodisiac randy ruttish salacious wanton
Antonyms
WEAK
chaste pure

Example Sentences

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Gielgud with straw hat and cigar plays Sissal as a lickerish hybrid of Winston Churchill and Malcolm Muggeridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Juan in China, a continuation of his picaroon-hero's progress, is longer between laughs, thinned at times to the gin-&-water consistency of the late lightly lickerish Thorne Smith.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘Liquorish,’ by catachresis for lickerish = tempting to the appetite, causing one to lick one’s lips.

From Milton's Comus by Bell, William

When first the Hawkers bawl'd 'ith' streets Wild's name, A lickerish longing to my Pallat came; A feast of Wit I look't for, but, alass!

From The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) by Parker, William Riley

There was Tommy Gordon in particular, who always had his pockets full of "lickerish" and pep'mints; it was as much as I could do to help asking him.

From Aunt Madge's Story by May, Sophie