lickerishness

Definition of lickerishnessnext

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Noun
  • Claud has two convictions for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age and one conviction for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Marie is disciplined and principled, while her rebellious daughter prides herself on breaking the rules and reveling in lasciviousness.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Lickerishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lickerishness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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