Liquorish

Full definition of liquorish

Adjective

1. (obsolete) lecherous
• Fielding Tom Jones|V|vThese the gravest men, after a full meal of serious meditation, often allow themselves by way of dessert: for which purpose, certain books and pictures find their way into the most private recesses of their study, and a certain liquorish part of natural philosophy is often the principal subject of their conversation.