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
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.
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