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licorous

licorous is the alternative spelling of lickerous.

Meaning of lickerous

Adjective

lickerous (comparative more lickerous, superlative most lickerous)

  1. (archaic) lickerish; lecherous; eager; lustful.
    • [...] and taking leave of each other with a courteous kiss, she pleasantly passed forth on her journey and this untoward lickerous chamberlain repaired homeward.1973, Arthur F. Kinney, Rogues, Vagabonds, & Sturdy Beggars

Forms of licorous

comparativemore licorous
superlativemost licorous

Questions about licorous

What is licorous the alternative spelling of?
Licorous is the alternative spelling of lickerous.

Words near licorous in the dictionary

  1. licorine
  2. licorn
  3. licorne
  4. licornes
  5. licorns
  6. licorous
  7. licostinel
  8. lics
  9. lictor
  10. lictorial
  11. lictorian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: licorous (page history and authors); lickerous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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