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morish

morish is the alternative spelling of moreish.

Meaning of moreish

Adjective

moreish (comparative more moreish, superlative most moreish)

  1. (Australia, UK, informal, drink, or other consumable) Causing one to want to have more; addictive.
    • More-ish. This wine has but one fault, and that is, it is more-ish: i.e. more of it is wanted, or there is too little of it.1788, Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, page 322

Forms of morish

comparativemore morish
superlativemost morish

Questions about morish

What is morish the alternative spelling of?
Morish is the alternative spelling of moreish.

Words near morish in the dictionary

  1. Moris
  2. Moriscan
  3. morisco
  4. moriscoes
  5. moriscos
  6. morish
  7. morisianine
  8. Morisien
  9. morisk
  10. morisks
  11. Morison

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