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licksome

licksome adjective: pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat.

Adjective

licksome (comparative more licksome, superlative most licksome)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat

Forms of licksome

comparativemore licksome
superlativemost licksome
alternative formlicksom
alternative formlixom

Origin of licksome

Uncertain. Possibly from lick + -some, or perhaps a dialectal variant of likesome, or a merger of both.

Questions about licksome

What does licksome mean?
Licksome means pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat.
What part of speech is licksome?
Licksome is an adjective.

Words near licksome in the dictionary

  1. licks someone's boots
  2. licks the birse
  3. licks the dust
  4. licks the pants off
  5. licks up
  6. licksome
  7. lickspit
  8. lickspits
  9. lickspittle
  10. lickspittled
  11. lickspittles

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