"lickery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lickery [comparative], most lickery [superlative]
Etymology: From lick + -er + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lick|er}} lick + -er, {{suffix|en|<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">lick</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-er</i>|y}} lick + -er + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} lickery (comparative more lickery, superlative most lickery)
  1. Marked by licking, often involving copious amounts of saliva; sloppy; (by extension) salacious

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