LICK'ERISH, adjective [Gr. sweet. The sense of watery, smooth, sweet, are allied; likeness is often connected with smoothness in radical sense, and sleek is probably from the root of lick, like.] 1. Nice in the choice of food; dainty; as a lickerish palate. 2. Eager; greedy to swallow; eager to taste or enjoy; having a keen relish. 3. Dainty; tempting the appetite; as lickerish baits.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI