Lip-smacking

Origin

See smack one's lips

Full definition of lip-smacking

Adjective

1. (informal) Tasty; appetizing.

Adverb

1. (degree, informal) very.Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smacking good.
• 2003. Susan Donovan. Take a Chance on Me. St. Martin's Press. page 313.She looked so lip-smacking good that he knew even a brief conversation would be a challenge.

Usage notes

Only used for positive adjectives relating to taste, smell, and the mouth and, by extension analogous things.

Synonyms

• lip-smackingly