Lickerish (adj)
lik-er-ish
Eager to consume delicious foods.
First recorded between 1300–1350. From the Middle English lickerous; combines the root licker, referring to “gluttony,” + the suffix -ish¹.
Example sentences
“The lickerish guests were keen to get started on the feast.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
