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liquorish

/lik-er-ish/US // ˈlɪk ər ɪʃ //UK // (ˈlɪkərɪʃ) //

酗酒者,酗酒,醉翁之意不在酒,酗酒的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Archaic.

    • : a variant of lickerish.

Examples

  • Her nostrils recalled the smell, and her eyes saw the long, thin nose and the dull liquorish eyes beside her on the pillow.

  • He turned a liquorish eye upon me, and murmured, between the puffs of smoke, "What might ye be wantin' of him?"

  • Liquorish, now usually spelled lickerish, is allied to lecherous, and has no connection with liquor or with liquorice.

  • Vainly do I wait for you in de Zwaen, and I draw evil forebodings from this liquorish living.

  • If she be liquorish and sweet-tooth'd, she leads your children the ready road to an Hospital.