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(lĭk'ər-ĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Lascivious; lecherous.
  2. Greedy; desirous.
    1. Archaic. Relishing good food.
    2. Obsolete. Arousing hunger; appetizing.

[Middle English likerous, perhaps from Old French lecheor, lekier. See lecher.]

lickerishly lick'er·ish·ly adv.
lickerishness lick'er·ish·ness n.

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