lickedy
/ˈlɪkɪdi/
lickedy adjective: fast, nimble, spry. Also the alternative form of lickety.
Adjective
lickedy (comparative more lickedy, superlative most lickedy)
- Fast, nimble, spry.
- But he forgot to stay to the outside and he'd mingle, sniffing and snuffling with the warm cows and the lickedy calves and he'd grow sleepy and slow in there with them and heady with the smell of milk and pink skin and he'd rock slowly on his feet drunk with remembering or he'd fold his limbs and...1996, Meeka Walsh, The Garden of Earthly Intimacies, page 103
Also used as
lickedy is also the alternative form of lickety.
Forms of lickedy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lickedy |
| superlative | most lickedy |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more lickedy |
| superlative | most lickedy |
Origin of lickedy
From licked + -y.
Words formed from lickedy
Questions about lickedy
- What does lickedy mean?
- Lickedy means fast, nimble, spry.
- What part of speech is lickedy?
- Lickedy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lickedy?
- Lickedy is pronounced /ˈlɪkɪdi/.
Words near lickedy in the dictionary
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