lickerish
"lickerish" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lickerish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lickerish · lickerish · English
lickerish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lickerish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lickerish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lickerish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lickerish, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably an alteration of lickerous. The correct English form is lickerish, spelled L-I-C-K-E-R-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
- 2Lecherous; lustful, mawkish.
- 3Tempting the appetite; dainty.
- 4Sweet, luscious.
- 5During mating season.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lickerish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Birdsong, who followed the Colombian, stopped his hymn singing at this lickerish pantomime and watched his fellow muleteer in righteous disapproval. Condemnation was written in the Arkansan's very back and stride.
I thought of all the lickerish pleasures of Felicity Place.
Etymology
Probably an alteration of lickerous.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.