Lick'er·ish adjective [ Confer Lecherous .] 1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. 'The lickerish palate of the glutton.' Bp. Hall. 2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. ' Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a brute.' Milton. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/38