noun
- plural of lickerishness; the quality or state of being lecherous or lustful
- plural of lickerishness; the quality of being greedy or eager for food or drink
Usage: archaic or literary; often used to describe excessive or improper sexual desire
Usage: archaic; less common than the first sense
Examples
- The novel condemned the lickerishnesses of the corrupt nobility.
- His lickerishnesses were evident in his dissolute behavior.
- The character's various lickerishnesses led to his eventual downfall.
- Medieval texts often warned against lickerishnesses of the flesh.
- She found his lickerishnesses both repellent and fascinating.