lickerish

adjective

Definition of lickerishnext
as in eager

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  1. eager
  2. desirous
  3. miserly
  4. materialistic
  5. piggish
Adjective
  • Airlines, especially, have been eager to point fingers at short staffing in control towers as a major cause of delays, especially during peak travel seasons.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Self-esteem: Feedback from others can make all the difference in a journey of self-improvement, and your participation will be assessed by a diverse group of reviewers eager to offer their opinions not only on your appearance, but also on your overall demeanor and person.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • The event is free and open to all who are working for and/or desirous of justice and peace.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The mainstay here will be the use of generative AI to aid humans who are desirous of carrying out a forgive-and-forget.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of desirous
Adjective
  • The reinvention still follows the familiar beats of Scrooge's Christmas haunting: Three ghosts, each representing Christmas past (Andy Serkis), present (Charlotte Riley), and future (Jason Flemyng) show the miserly businessman the error of his ways.
    Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Smart Care can free up valuable storage space, an important function considering most Macs come with miserly amounts of storage.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of miserly
Adjective
  • Neither one can entirely remain an island, though Vadim veritably cultivates an estrangement from his stuffy, materialistic son Peter (Vladimir Vdovichenkov).
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Ninety percent of Americans surveyed by the Center for Biological Diversity agree that the holidays should be less materialistic.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of materialistic
Adjective
  • The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and a piggish boss (Stellan Skarsgård), Justine is lonely, exasperated, and seething.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of piggish
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