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licoricey

licoricey adjective: resembling licorice.

Adjective

licoricey (comparative more licoricey, superlative most licoricey)

  1. Resembling licorice.
    • Gallic food loves licoricey tarragon and sweet chives.2015 June 29, Tamar Adler, “Herbs and how to use them well”, in The Guardian

Forms of licoricey

comparativemore licoricey
superlativemost licoricey

Origin of licoricey

From licorice + -y.

Questions about licoricey

What does licoricey mean?
Licoricey means resembling licorice.
What part of speech is licoricey?
Licoricey is an adjective.

Words near licoricey in the dictionary

  1. licorice stick
  2. licorice sticks
  3. licorice wheel
  4. licorice wheels
  5. licorices
  6. licoricey
  7. licorine
  8. licorn
  9. licorne
  10. licornes
  11. licorns

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