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Lickerishly

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.

  2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. ``Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a brute.''
    --Milton.

  3. Lecherous; lustful.
    --Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster] -- Lick"er*ish*ly, adv. -- Lick"er*ish*ness, n.